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Ken Nomiyama will share the story of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and the experience of his own family during this time.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, 120,000 Japanese – 2/3rds of them U.S. citizens—were forcibly removed from their homes on the West Coast and imprisoned in camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by military personnel. This violation of constitutional rights occurred without charges or due process of law, based solely on racial discrimination and wartime hysteria. The Japanese were incarcerated until the end of the war, in 1945, and suffered irreparable harm from this process.

Ken's parents, American citizens, were among those incarcerated and he was born during the War at Tule Lake, CA, one of the ten incarceration camps established by the U.S. Government.  He spent the first four years of his life behind barbed wire as a prisoner of his own government. This presentation examines not only this history but also draws connections to events today, of history repeating itself.

Ken is a retired businessman and has spoken on this subject at Salve Regina University, URI, the Naval War College, and organizations throughout New England. 

Herreshoff Community Room, Rogers Free Library, 525 Hope Street, Bristol

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7:  2 - 3:30 PM

This event is a collaboration between East Bay Citizens for Peace, the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society and Rogers Free Library.