St. Peter’s, Redwood City presents Yukio Shimomura sharing “My Two and a Half Years Behind Barbed Wire During WW II in the United States.”
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St. Peter’s, Redwood City presents Yukio Shimomura sharing “My Two and a Half Years Behind Barbed Wire During WW II in the United States.”
St. Peter’s, Redwood City presents Yukio Shimomura sharing “My Two and a Half Years Behind Barbed Wire During WW II in the United States.”
Mr. Shimomura relates his family’s experience during the 40s when WWII started; how Executive Order 9066 affected family; leaving San Francisco and entering the incarceration camps in San Bruno, Tanforan Race Track and in Topaz, Utah; what his parents, his older brothers, and Yukio went through; the lifestyle and dynamics in the camp; the significant ironies; how the family left the camp and where they settled.
The presentation, with about 60+ slides, lasts about 1 1/2 hours with Q & A’s after.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 178 Clinton St., Redwood City — Parish Hall
Facebook: @StPeter’sRedwoodCity