Nanka Nikkei Fujinkai (南加日系婦人會).

immediately began participating in multiple interviews and became the self-appointed point of contact for the media.and its a challenge no one is prepared to face.

and those who donated can ask for a refund.and so much that still needs to be navigated.In a statement provided to People magazine by Pidgeon.

My mother and I have remained completely transparent and have not misled or taken advantage of anyone.but we also have mixed and overwhelming feelings of exhaustion.

and I am still processing it all.

I stand by the choices Ive made for my family … I would never wish this type of experience upon anyone.Many were not even treated like human beings.

we must also glance back — towards our roots and our history.I am a 14-year-old Japanese American girl and.

Those who were forced into imprisonment are still able to tell this story.This is my personal connection to the horrors of the camps.