Participants will learn tips and get advice for writing short stories that they can submit to the 11th annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest.

and Esther Taira presented their diverse camp lives.The students listened to the stories of the Japanese American survivors of the American concentration camps created by the signing of Executive Order 9066 during World War II.

(Photo courtesy Frank Yokoyama)The ABC Unified School District held its fifth annual Day of Remembrance programs this month to mark the 82nd anniversary of Executive Order 9066.Colleen Miyano and Carrie Morita; and the ABC School District team.originator of the districts Day of Remembrance activities.

the presenters were Joyce Okazaki and Esther Taira.You’re never too old to make a difference and tell your story.

Thank you to the speakers for sharing your memories with us.

Mike and Grace at 96 years young: Mike described 0 degrees at Heart Mountain while Grace relived 110-degree heat of Poston.It still publishes occasional special editions.

that published through the World War II years.The Chicago Shimpo シカゴ新報(bào).

a bilingual daily serving the Japanese American community of Southern California and a competitor of The Rafu Shimpo 羅府新報(bào).Hokubei Mainichi 北米毎日 (1948-2009).