Editors note: The victims included Yuko Hatano.

School boards were afraid (the public) would not look kindly at someone with Japanese ancestry.Rafu readers are familiar with Yosh through his active involvement in many community events as a 442 veteran.

However that may qualify me to say.and have done well professionally.His email explains how he knows my mother:Please give your mom my best regards.

thats when we saw what Manzanar was like.armed forces history for its size.

Family outings were study field trips nurturing a family bond through the love of nature and creating art.

Yosh gave very heartfelt thanks to his adult children:Theyre not only talented artists.Alisa shared my mothers view that saw Manzanar as one part of our communitys experiences during World War II.

and their annual Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards Program.with so many of us over her 22 years at Manzanar.

and at Mount Rainier in Washington.Alisa worked tirelessly with my mother in the years leading up to the 2004 grand opening of the Manzanar Interpretive Center — Alisa was a constant presence in my familys life.