as Sukiyaki) and Mie Prefectures anthem.

Did the guide just welcome our elders back to the site of their wartime imprisonment? Dismayed murmurs arose among us.He knew about the power of fences; that power has stayed with him and other survivors throughout their lives.

We were not at Tule Lake for religious reasons.The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Minidoka one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2022.surrounded by armed guards and guard towers.

Whats happening in Minidoka is happening across the country.the site is open to visitors daily.

masks the reality of mass imprisonment and concentration camps.

————–Tamiko Nimura is a creative nonfiction writer and public historian living in Tacoma.as well as Skip’s remaining siblings:Tom Kawaratani (99).

but did enjoy Japanese music and later enka (ballads).right when commercial real estate was hot.

2 at her home in Monterey Park.Kiyoshi Skip and Aiko Kawaratani at Rafu Bussan as it celebrated its 55-year anniversary in March 2013.