The George and Miko Kaihara collection of Japanese internment ephemera contains material related to Miko Nakamura (b. 1925) and George Kenzo Kaihara (1925-2015), who were completing their junior year at Tustin High School in Southern California when they were sent to a Japanese internment camp in Arizona and imprisoned with their families following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Materials include programs, brochures, notes, patches, newspapers, and other ephemera.

Miko Nakamura (b.1925) and George Kenzo Kaihara (1925-2015) were completing their junior year at Tustin High School in Southern California when they were sent to a Japanese internment camp in Arizona and imprisoned with their families. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which set into motion the expulsion of 110,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast. The couple, who spent three years at Poston Internment Camp near Yuma, Arizona, moved back to Southern California following their release, married, and raised a family. Nearly 75 years later, the couple was honored with diplomas from Tustin Union High School.

0.6 Linear Feet (1 11" flat box)

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