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Japanese American internment remembered in Georgia interview
In Atlanta, Wallace Kuroiwa and Cathy Nakayama reflect on the Pearl Harbor era, Executive Order 9066, and ten confinement camps. They recount personal loss, family disruption, and enduring questions about loyalty, with Poston camp memories and the broader impact on Issei and Nisei generations.
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Atlanta
Imperial Navy of Japan
Hawaii
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John L. DeWitt
Washington
D.C
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Wash
Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Pribilof Islands
Chicago
Wallace Kuroiwa
Interdenominational Theological Center
Atlanta University Center
Emory University
Kuroiwa
Duke University
U.S
America
Naval
Pearl Harbor
FBI
Tsutomo Obana
United States
metro-Atlanta
Georgia
Tom
Cathy Nakayama
Griffin
Cathy Kusumoto
Santa Anita
Calif
Poston
Ariz
Cathy
San Diego
Nakayama
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Navy
Japan
Isei