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17 Mar 2015

Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II

Takeo Akizaki: American Citizen Detained Twice on Angel Island During World War II

Takeo Akizaki was one of nineteen men detained on Angel Island from August 5 to 7, 1942. This group was composed of men from Hawai`i, and according to Yasutaro Soga, all were U.S. citizens. Akizaki, who had also been detained on the island in March of that year on his …

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I'm the Community Relations Director at Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. We are looking for Japanese immigration stories, in particular those through Angel Island from 1910-1940. I have also contributed a number of Nikkei stories to DN about Japanese immigrants and American-born citizens who were arrested shortly after Pearl Harbor and detained on Angel Island in 1942 and 1943 before being sent to Department of Justice and US Army camps including Santa Fe, NM and many others. These are also being posted here at DN. Please contact me at gdin@aiisf.org if you have stories to share.