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[ski3pin]

I remember being a small boy when my Dad pulled over at Manzanar and told me the story of the internment camp. This was in the late fifties, early sixties, long before it became an NPS site. World War II was still foremost in my parents' generations minds, but I remember my Dad questioning if internment of U.S. citizens was right. Everybody on my Mom's family side was German, having immigrated in the late 1800's. 

 

Stories like the one above help personalize the entire event, especially for me when it includes tough climbs to high mountain lakes.

[ski3pin]

Here is an excellent story just posted in the Inyo Resister -

 

Human Remains could be that of Manzanar artist

 

 

Mary Dedecker should be a familiar name to east side and Death Valley fans.

[ski3pin]

Here's the results of DNA testing and a good wrap up to this sad story -

 

Mt. Williamson Body DNA Results

[Kolockum]

Sad story. Thanks for posting the ending.

[ski3pin]

Here is a final piece to this story -

 

Giichi Matsumura Buried in Santa Monica

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks Ski. One of these days we are going to have to get there.

I've read a lot about Mazanar.

When I worked some of my costumers ,store owners in Watsonville

were part of the internment.A few of them would talk about their experience there.

 

I even talked with several born there. Very interesting stories.

 

Some of the Japanese from Watsonville were luckier than most as they returned to

their before camp lives and properties.

 

Sharon's good friend and team teacher's family was there.

 

A sad time in our history,but we seem to repeat our mistakes.

 

Frank

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Here is a final piece to this story -

 

Giichi Matsumura Buried in Santa Monica

Thanks for keeping this updated.  It’s good that even in death, he was reunited with family.

[DavidGraves]

I visited the Mazanar site on my first trip west from Virginia...during college back in the stone age.

 

David Graves