... and optimistic person. He stated that his time incarcerated was spent teaching Japanese to the American-born Japanese, which greatly helped him improve his English. However, many of the incarcerated people did not see their strife as a positive experience. Here is an excerpt written by Jeanne Wakatsuki from her book "Farewell to Manzanar," where she describes a little about what happened when she got back from ... Manzanar: Mama picked up the kitchenware and some silver she had stored with neighbors in Boyle Heights. But the warehouse where she"d stored the ... ...

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