Hi all! I'm from Mill Creek, WA. I'm interested bc I teach my 3rd graders how Japanese Exclusion impacted the history of our town, Bellevue. And I got to visit the Bainbridge memorial last spring!

I’m from McCall Idaho and as an independent researcher I give talks to 4th graders about the Japanese Internment during WWII with emphasis on the Minidoka Camp here in Idaho

are folks able to see the presentation ok?

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00:37:38 777 024 565Password: 2S62Sukim leroy: I am the great grand daughter of Henry "SEIZO" MATUSTUMOTO from Tacoma and am hoping this will provide me further insight and knowledge about his experiences in Tacoma and being interred as well.

looks good to me. you can zoom in on iPhone to see maps/pics better too!

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The memorial is SO beautiful.

well done - thank you!

Type any questions you have in the chat!

Excellent! And very informative. Thank you.

Thank you so much Clarence

i wish you could hear us clapping

Thanks Clarence!

Thank you this wonderful presentation !

thank you Clarence!

Thank you so much Clarence!

Indeed, excellent presentation!

Hi Clarence, this was fantastic. I am working at NPCA to support Amache as a national park site. Are you or other stakeholders out there involved in that effort?

Thank you for the excellent presentation!

Very, very moving

Thank you Mr. Moriwaki. It was a wonderful presentation. Very eye-opening.

was there any truth in the book “Snow falling on cedars?”

Very moving presentation. Thank you for giving such wide context on what occurred.

Were some people concerned abut telling this story?

01:23:37 777 024 565Password: 2S62Sukim leroy: When the soldiers came to Bainbridge you mentioned they knew exactly who and where they resided. That happened on the evening of the 7th of Dec correct? Did the files with their information follow them to the camps or what happened to those files?

Was there ever any reparations?

In many ways, prejudices are equally dangerous as viruses themselves.

Thank you for this! I have been to the national park sight at Manzinar which added to my understanding. I look forward to visiting the Bainbridge Island Memorial. I love this example of ordinary people standing up for what they decide for themselves is right.

Where did the interned go after the war if they didn't return to their hometowns?

Mr. Moriwaki, thank you so much for a thought-provoking and timely presentation. I did not know of Bainbridge Island’s status as the first place to remove American citizens to concentration camps. I did know about the Woodwards and their staunch advocacy for their friends and neighbors. Your point about stigmatizing people in this fraught moment is well taken. I visited Heart Mountain last fall and was struck by how little physical evidence remains of this dark chapter in our history. Thank you again for sharing this story. I look forward to visiting the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial again soon.

Thank you, Clarence and NPCA!

Thank you for sharing this story with us. Excellent. Where will others be available to find this video? My sister-in-law teaches this story in her middle school class each year. I think she'd love to share this video with her class.

is the exclusion memorial open during social distancing?

My father spent the war in Tule Lake. He came to America in 1919 at the age of 19. In the 1960's our family received our green card. But even with a green card, my parents always lived in fear of being deported. Can you address the post traumatic issues the Japanese felt long after the war?

Thanks Clarence! Great presentation - and visuals

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THANK YOU!

Excellent program - thank you!!

Deep Thanks.

Thank you!

Fabulous presentation. So very interesting!

I love this program, NPCA!!

Thank you so much for your presentation.

One of the very best presentations on this

Thank you, Clarence! Take care!