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Description
Exhibit panel titled "They managed to corral our bodies, control our movements, but not our spirit." This panel illustrates the themes of confinement by showing newspaper headlines and clippings along with photos of guards, sentry posts, watch towers, barbed wire fences, and barracks from both Manzanar and other WWII incarceration camps. It also shows additional control of movements through transportation by bus and train. Freedom of spirit is illustrated with photos and clippings of social clubs, sport teams, picnics, baton twirling majorettes, swimming, and celebrations by the incarcerees in Manzanar. The Eastern California Museum Object ID for this item is 1994.80.191. A collection of panel collages created by Shiro and Mary Nomura, both of whom were incarcerated at Manzanar from 1942-1945, for the Eastern California Museum's Manzanar Project. The panels are comprised of photographs, artifacts, documents, and stories collected by "Shi" starting in the 1970s. Over the following 20 years, the Nomuras assembled more than 75 panels depicting their personal interpretation of Manzanar 'camp' life, major events, history, and site preservation efforts. In each panel Shi and Mary provide valuable first-person documentation from their experiences. These panels have been displayed at various community events, annual Manzanar Pilgrimages, and the Eastern California Museum (the permanent home of the collection).
Type
image
Format
Physical objects 1 bulletin board, 72 X 25.5 inches image/jpeg
World War II--Incarceration camps World War II--Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities World War II--Incarceration camps--Living conditions World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration
Place
Manzanar, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
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