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Decision to remain in the US and become an American citizen
(1940-2016) Issei Landscape Architect

Train ride to Jerome Relocation Center
(b.1913) Kibei from California who served in the MIS with Merrill’s Marauders during WWII.


Response to loyalty questionnaire
(b.1909) Nisei from Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake and Minidoka during WWII. Resettled in Chicago after WWII


Move from Tule Lake to Minidoka
(b.1909) Nisei from Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake and Minidoka during WWII. Resettled in Chicago after WWII

Receiving a negative reaction from father upon asking about World War II experience
(b. 1939) Japanese American painter, printmaker & professor

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

Neighbor took care of hotel business during the World War II
(1918-2023) Nisei Japanese kabuki dancer

The Perspective of Youth
(1923–2006) Community activist. Co-founded the Manzanar Committee


Institutionalization as a bad aspect of camp
(1924-2018) Researcher, Activist

Prevailing Within the System
(1923–2006) Community activist. Co-founded the Manzanar Committee

Fighting For What’s Right
(1923–2006) Community activist. Co-founded the Manzanar Committee

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