Manzanar

Nestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is what remains of a Japanese relocation camp called Manzanar. In 1942, 10,000 Japanese, some of them U.S. citizens, were moved to this camp. They were moved there because we were at war with the Japanese. They left everything but one bag behind. Whole families were moved to this area during World War II. In 1992 President Reagan made an apology to the survivors and each survivor was given $20,000. He said it was a mistake. It was sad to look at the displays at this National Historic Site. The building is the auditorium where the interned could gather for special events. I am now reading Return to Manzanar which was written by a woman who lived in the camp.