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Inter n mentStandard-Examiner correspondentnese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II shared parts of their stories Saturday at Syracuse High School.It was a stark reminder that once their generation is gone, there will no longer be internees to tell of their firsthand experiences. In orderto remember the events and see it never happens again, the Wasatch Front North Japanese American Citizens League hosted the event for the Annual Day of Remembrance.“Each year we express our appreciation for the legacy that generation left us because they are the ones who suffered discrimination and taught us to live a good life,” said Alice Hirai, one of the panelists who now lives in Ogden.“Most of us have died, with only an eighth of us still alive,” Hirai said of the 120,000 Japanese Americans along the Pacific Coast who were forced to leave their homes, cars, jobs and families to live in barracks located at one of the 10 camps built in desolate areas of the country. One of those was Topaz Internment Camp, located approximately 15 miles west of Delta.Hirai, 73, says Japanese people are naturally reserved, making it hard for them to talk about their experiences. “We’ve learned that we have to talk about it, though, since it was one of the biggest mistakes our country made.”survivors share storiesBy DANA RIMINGTONSYRACUSE — Four Japa
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Ogden, Utah, US
Sun, Feb 24, 2013
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