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At 82, Yuki Sato will get her degree

The oldest graduate of the UW class of 2001, Yuki Sato lived through WWII ias an internee, raised a son by herself after her husband died and took 19 years to complete the requirements for her graduation summa cum laude.

Norman Y. Mineta Gets his Wish for Secretary of Transportation Under Bush

Brief biography off Norman Mineta on his nomination for Secretary of Transportation of George W. Bush.

World Trade Center was Designed by Seattle Nisei

Brief biography of architect, Minoru Yamasak, his most important buildings and a few details about obtaining the World Trade Center project. Also notes some of the honors awarded during his lifetime.

Our neighbors to the North: The Japanese Canadian Internment Experience

Summary of a Japanese Canadian Internment Camp Tour that includes personal memories related by some of the tour participants.

The Aussie Nikkei Evacuees Suffered the Most

Article based on the book by Yuriko Nagata, Unwanted Aliens: Japanese Internment in Australia.

A Historic Treasure: The Mukai Farm and Garden

This folder contains Part 2 of an article on the Mukai Farm. Discusses Kuni Mukai's design of the traditional Japanese garden.

Internment Today

Relates WWII internment with post 9/11 profiling. Summariezes the essays in the book by Erica Harth Last Witnesses: Reflections on the Wartime Internment of Japanese Americans.

The legacy of the Isseis

An address given on Sept. 13, 1978 for the 70th Anniversary of Seatlle' s St. Peter's Episcopal Parish. Discusses his internment