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Being ordered to keep a diary that was later confiscated, ostensibly by the FBI
Hawaiian Nisei who served in World War II with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

The day Pearl Harbor was bombed
(1922–2014) Political and civil rights activist.

Father as prisoner of war in hospital
(1922–2014) Political and civil rights activist.

Mr. Finch, godfather of the 442nd
(1922–2014) Political and civil rights activist.

Importance of education in achieving redress for incarceration
(1919-2014) Activist for civil rights and redress for World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Her experience as a Japanese-American schoolchild in Oceanside, California, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
(1924-2018) Artist and playwright.

Finding his relative among Japanese prisoners
(b.1913) Kibei from California who served in the MIS with Merrill’s Marauders during WWII.

442 soldiers visiting U.S. concentration camps
(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Teaching at the military language school during World War II
(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Devastation in Tokyo after World War II
(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Change in attitudes after World War II
(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Family's deportation from Peru to U.S. after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
(1930-2018) Nisei born in Peru. Taken to the United States during WWII.

Dealing with racism within army unit in Korea
(b. 1939) Japanese American painter, printmaker & professor

Loss of happy-go-lucky adolescence in Puyallup Assembly Center
(b. 1923) Nisei from Washington. Resisted draft during WWII.

Memories of dusty conditions at Minidoka incarceration camp
(b. 1923) Nisei from Washington. Resisted draft during WWII.
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