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The harsh winds of autumnPierce the spirit of thoseWho live at the mercy of fateCreated by the war. Akiyama1 The internees had primitive living conditions. …
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Over the weekend I was working at the Japanese American Bar Association Annual Fundraising Gala. A fantastic organization that supports lawyers and speaks about issues …
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Chohichi Tanaka left Itoshima in Fukuoka, Japan in the early 1900s looking for a better life. He decided to venture to America where he thought …
The Japanese American National Museum recently welcomed Joy Teruko Ormseth to its volunteer ranks. Born in 2000 in Los Angeles and currently a student at …
A little over two years ago, at a cafe in Burbank, CA, I sat down with Richard Allen and Taran Gray to talk future projects. …
Read Part 1 >> So you spent two and a half years in Hawaii, then moved back to Berkeley. Why Berkeley? In 1948 we moved …
“When we got to camp it was really nice because there were all these kids, same age. From what I can remember, it was fun. …
Read Part 1 He produced an incredible amount of work in the camps. There were two different paintings that I wanted to ask you about. …
One dark night when I was living alone in my twenties, my mother phoned me at one a.m. to tell me to turn on the …
I was saddened to hear of the passing of George “Joe” Sakato, a Denver resident who was a World War II hero, a veteran of …
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