[MCN] TONIGHT - My 2 ½ Years Behind Barbed Wire in the United States - A talk by Japanese-American WWII Internee -- Yukio Shimomura

[Development Director]

“My 2 ½ Years Behind Barbed Wire in the United States”

A talk by Japanese-American WWII Internee -- Yukio Shimomura

 



 

Location: University of Montana - Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (ISB),
Room 110

Time: Tuesday, September 27th @ 6pm

Free and Open to the Public

Yukio Shimomura was born in San Francisco and was a grade school student at
the outbreak of World War II. Shimomura and his family were sent first to an
internment camp in San Bruno, California before being sent to the Topaz War
Relocation Camp near Delta, Utah.  Operated by the War Relocation Authority,
Topaz was home to over 9,000 internees and staff at its peak.  The camp
operated from September 11, 1942 until October 31, 1945.

Mr. Shimomura’s presentation will center on the impact of the War and
Internment on his family, as well as details about life in the camps.
Following his presentation, Mr. Shimomura will be happy to answer questions
from the audience.

 

 

Jessie Rogers

Development 

Historical Museum at Fort Missoula

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Cell: 406-240-3967

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--- Lord Acton

 

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