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Japanese American families endure and rebuild after internment
A feature recalls Japanese American families from Orange County and Long Beach who were interned after Pearl Harbor. It highlights the Tamura clan led by Hisamatsu, health, education, and later successes in law, farming, and public service, plus stories of Ishii, Tarata, Kanno, Miura, and others who faced loss, discrimination, and eventual integration as they contributed to their communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Fred
Harbor City
Orange County
Fountain Valley
Stephen K
Steve) Tamura
Santa Ana
Kay Noza
Tamura
Eset
Harvard Law School
Nobu- Tu
Kimio
Costa Mesa
Hideo
Frank Ishii
The
Long Beach
Lasgue
Hisa
Ishii
Ishiis
Frances
Kiyo Anne
Tsuneo
Tom) Tarata
Ayame
Smeltzer
Tarata
Gila River
Colorado
Garden Grove
Westminster
Jim Kanno
Shuji
Santa Ana High School
California
Poston
George
Jim
David M. Miura
Hawaii
International City