Mako Nakagawa

Nisei female. Born February 1937 in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington; Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho; and Crystal City internment camp, Texas. In postwar years, became a teacher, principal, and multicultural specialist for Washington State's Superintendent of the Office of Public Instruction. Developed and directed the Japanese American Cultural Heritage Program and the Rainbow Program, one of the first multiethnic educational programs in the country. (May 27, 1998)

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Description	Interviewee
Search of family home by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor	Mako Nakagawa
Not recognizing father after reunion at Crystal City, Texas	Mako Nakagawa
Living conditions at Crystal City, Texas	Mako Nakagawa
A child's memories activities at Crystal City, Texas	Mako Nakagawa
Thoughts on relationship between Japanese Peruvians and Japanese Americans at Crystal City, Texas	Mako Nakagawa
Message for future generations	Mako Nakagawa

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