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Roughly 10,000 Japanese Americans were sent to Manzanar War Relocation Center in eastern California, one of ten confinement camps set up in the wake of Executive Order 9066. Okui was one of the Japanese Americans confined at Manzanar. This interview records his recollections of life there. Sue Embrey was also one of the Japanese Americans confined at Manzanar. In her adult life she became the leader of the movement to preserve and provide access to Manzanar. In this recording, Embrey recalls life in Manzanar.Additional Descriptive Notes: Tape 1-2: Mas Okui Tape 3: Mas Okui and Sue Embrey Tape 4: Sue Embrey
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