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During World War II, amateur photographer Bill Manbo had a camera with him while unjustly incarcerated in a Japanese American concentration camp. Nearly 70 years …
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As I go through my father’s things in the aftermath of his death, I came across a small book “Oxnard: 1941-2004 (Images of America)” about …
Today I received the news that my friend and fellow Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee member passed away. Frank was 2 years old during World War …
Read Part 1 >> Kevin J. Miyazaki grew up in Wisconsin, aware that his father’s family had been interned in Tule Lake and, later, Heart …
As Japanese Americans, we can state, without much argument, that we have a shared history.Specific events occurred over the span of time that constitute our …
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It’s a rite of greeting among older Japanese Americans. I’ve seen it happen over and over—one JA is introduced to another, and if they’re old …
Lately I’ve been having a reoccurring dream—a real nightmare. In my dream Japanese Americans are sent back to Camp. It begins with me dropping by …
Read Part 1 >> Identifying the Copier If we were to imagine the copier and burier of the Lotus Sutra Stone Scripture based on the …
Introduction The Los Angeles “Little Tokyo” neighborhood, built by Japanese immigrants before WWII, is home to the Japanese American National Museum. Founded in 1985, this stately …
Mary Nakashiba Born: Thursday Island, 1926 Interned: Tatura, Victoria, 1942–44 “I felt betrayed by my country” Seventy years have passed since half-Japanese Mary was interned as a …
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