People and Places

Imagine that you, your family, your neighbors and friends are suddenly uprooted from the community. Your business closed.

Your children taken out of school. Your life turned upside down-all against your will. That's what happened in World War Two to more than 100,000 west coast residents of Japanese ancestry, the majority of them American citizens.

People forced out of their homes and businesses. An event that forever changed the look and the fabric of life in the western United States, especially in California.

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compelling stories...