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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;line-height:105%'>“My 2 ½ Years Behind Barbed Wire in the United States”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%'><img width=233 height=156 style='width:2.427in;height:1.625in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D214D3.C5826DC0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'>Yukio Shimomura and his family at the Topaz War Relocation Camp<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%'>A talk by Japanese-American WWII Internee -- <b>Yukio Shimomura</b></span></i><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%'>Location:<b> University of Montana <i>Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (ISB), Room 110</i></b></span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%'>Time:</span></i><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%'> <i>Tuesday, September 27<sup>th</sup> @ 6pm<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%'>Free and Open to the Public<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'>The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula is pleased to announce that it will co-host Japanese-American Internee, Yukio Shimomura, as he presents his program, “My 2 ½ Years Behind Barbed Wire in the United States.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'>Yukio Shimomura was born in San Francisco and was a grade school student at the outbreak of war. 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'>After being released from the camp, Shimomura and his family relocated to Ogden, Utah where he graduated high school. He served his country in the U.S. Army before attending Weber State University and Utah State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering. In his professional life he has worked for HP as a software engineer, and later with both Japanese and American Electronics companies in Human Resources. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'>In addition to his program, Shimomura will also be speaking to several university classes and local High School students. Both the University of Montana and the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula are pleased to welcome him to Missoula. Please make plans to join us for this special event.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>