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Aiko Ebihara
“During all of those long years of World War II, I took that Evacuation Day very personally…

Emiko Tsuchida • April 24, 2019

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California concentration camps friendship interpersonal relations Oregon Salem Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
California concentration camps friendship interpersonal relations Oregon Salem Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
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Minidoka Pilgrimage by a Canadian Yonsei
On a dry July morning, large white tents shaded me, and two hundred others, from the desert sun. We…

Kayla Isomura • April 19, 2019

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concentration camps Idaho Japanese Canadians Minidoka concentration camp United States World War II camps
concentration camps Idaho Japanese Canadians Minidoka concentration camp United States World War II camps
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What the Nisei Generation from World War II Can Teach Us
The Thirty-Year Secret Sometimes, stories of heroism reveal themselves in the most unusual and hum…

Sandra Vea • March 12, 2019

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Masao Abe Rising Son (book)
Masao Abe Rising Son (book)
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Rediscovering Honouliuli and preserving former camp sites
Having previously read with enjoyment and edification a trio of books published by the Japanese C…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • March 11, 2019

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book reviews Hawaii Honouliuli internment camp imprisonment incarceration Oahu reviews United States Waipahu World War II camps
book reviews Hawaii Honouliuli internment camp imprisonment incarceration Oahu reviews United States Waipahu World War II camps
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Varsity Victory Volunteers (VVV) Role in Activation of 442nd RCT
One of the least known Nisei military units in World War II was the Varsity Victory Volunteers, pop…

Ted Tsukiyama • Feb. 28, 2019

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442nd Regimental Combat Team Hawaii Territorial Guard United States Army Varsity Victory Volunteers
442nd Regimental Combat Team Hawaii Territorial Guard United States Army Varsity Victory Volunteers
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Lillian Ogata-Bonner
Lillian and I met serendipitously coming home from the 2018 Manzanar pilgrimage where, on a long, t…

Emiko Tsuchida • Feb. 26, 2019

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California children concentration camps imprisonment incarceration institutional care Manzanar Children's Village Manzanar concentration camp orphanages United States World War II camps
California children concentration camps imprisonment incarceration institutional care Manzanar Children's Village Manzanar concentration camp orphanages United States World War II camps
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Tennis Star Recalls Groundbreaking Career
Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi, one of the first Japanese American tennis stars to popularize the sport for w…

John Sammon • Jan. 16, 2019

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Ann Kiyomura Hayashi sports tennis Wimbledon Championships
Ann Kiyomura Hayashi sports tennis Wimbledon Championships
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Family keepsakes tell the story of Japanese-American life in Yakima Valley
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yoshiko Hide Kishi gazed at the small buckskin moccasins in her cupped hands as sh…

Tammy Ayer • Jan. 15, 2019

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American Indians Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp indigenous peoples Native Americans United States Washington World War II camps Wyoming Yakama Nation Yakima Herald-Republic (newspaper) Yakima Valley
American Indians Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp indigenous peoples Native Americans United States Washington World War II camps Wyoming Yakama Nation Yakima Herald-Republic (newspaper) Yakima Valley
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Jack and Grace Fujimoto - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> It is because now that so much time has passed I think even. The people I spe…

Emiko Tsuchida • Dec. 26, 2018

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Arizona California concentration camps generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japantowns Los Angeles migration Nisei Poston concentration camp Sawtelle Sawtelle Japantown United States World War II camps
Arizona California concentration camps generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japantowns Los Angeles migration Nisei Poston concentration camp Sawtelle Sawtelle Japantown United States World War II camps
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Jack and Grace Fujimoto - Part 1
“My mom just about died in camp that first year because it was so damn hot. And I remember …

Emiko Tsuchida • Dec. 25, 2018

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Arizona California concentration camps generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japantowns Los Angeles migration Nisei Poston concentration camp Sawtelle Sawtelle Japantown United States World War II camps
Arizona California concentration camps generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japantowns Los Angeles migration Nisei Poston concentration camp Sawtelle Sawtelle Japantown United States World War II camps
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