Day of Remembrance Caravan to Protest Northwest Detention Center
Tacoma, Washington, USA
February 21, 2021
"Never Again is Now" (2021) Lauren Iida, hand-cut paper, ink
Created large scale artwork for protest against inhumane conditions for asylum seekers detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.
Signs on the fence at NWDC, including artwork by Michelle Kumata (left) and Densho 2021 artist-in-residence Lauren Iida (right). Pictured in the middle are placards bearing the names of the concentration camps where Japanese Americans were imprisoned during WWII, as well as one for the Northwest Detention Center. Photo: Natasha Varner