The powerful story of one family's life in WWII interment camps
During World War II, the USA forcibly relocated and imprisoned over 120 thousand Japanese-Americans with a devastating impact on many families and individuals.
This is a snapshot of one family's experience.
Yukio Shimomura will share his family's experience of being forced to leave their San Francisco home to enter incarceration camps first in San Bruno and then in Utah. Learn about the social dynamics within the camps and explore the impact of incarceration on those involved, from grandparents to young children.
This presentation is coordinated with One Book, One Coast, the largest book club on the west coast. See The One Book, One Coast website for more information about this multi-state event.
About the Speaker:
Born in San Francisco, Yukio Shimomura was attending elementary school when his life was upended by Executive Order 9066. After WWII, he earned a BS in Manufacturing Engineering at Utah State University. After college, he worked as an engineer and then in Human Resources at HP. Mr. Shimomura has been sharing his family’s experiences with audiences since 2014.