A Personal Account of Japanese American Imprisonment During WWII at South Pasadena Library

First photo: Exclusion Order posted to direct Japanese-Americans living in the U.S. to evacuate. Second photo: First graders of Japanese ancestry (Photos -commons.wikimedia.org).

Public speaker Sam Mihara will share his personal account of the Japanese American imprisonment and its civil rights abuses during WWII on Saturday, May 7, at 2:00 pm in the Main Library Community Room (600 E. Mariposa).

By Events Manager

When World War II broke out, the United States government forced Sam and his family to move, first to a detention camp in Pomona, and then to a remote prison camp in Northern Wyoming, where they stayed for three years.

He developed the Memories of Heart Mountain presentation to educate people and help ensure such civil rights violations don’t happen again.

Memories of Heart Mountain With Sam Mihara
05/07/2022
2:00 pm
Location
South Pasadena Public Library Community Room
Free to the community.