In Topaz, the incarcerees were not free, but much of their time was. What did people do for recreation?
In this week’s Topaz Stories, Amy Eto writes about her love of the music of Duke Ellington in “Dancing to Duke.”
In “A Star is Born,” Ben Takeshita recalls his venture into dramatics during his days in Topaz. There was one catch–the plays were in Japanese, which he didn’t speak very well.
In our third story, “The Topaz Japanese Library,” Setsuko Asano Ogami writes of her father, Shichinosuke Asano, and his efforts to give Japanese-speaking incarcerees something to read.
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50 Objects: Call for stories about comics in camp!
Nancy Ukai Russell and David Izu are seeking stories or photos about reading, swapping or buying comics in the U.S. concentration camps of World War II (not just Topaz).
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