Nisei (nee-say) is a Japanese word that means 'second generation'. It refers to a native-born citizen of the United States or Canada whose parents were Japanese immigrants. Share in these personal stories of local Nisei who spent their youth in Japanese Internment Camps during World War II. These stories were collected and produced by the Center for Multicultural Cooperation. We thank them for making these important historical records available to us for the Farewell to Manzanar Program Series.

Kay Ikeda	George Teraoka	Bill Hirata
Marion Nakamura	Matsubara Family

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American Civil Liberties Union • California Opera Association • Central California Asian Pacific American Bar Association • Central California Asian Pacific Women • Central California District Council of Japanese American Citizens League • Clovis Japanese American Citizens League • Clovis Veterans Memorial District • CSUF Asian Faculty and Staff Association • Fig Garden Rotary Club • Fresno Art Museum • Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple • Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Women • Fresno Bonsai Society • Fresno City College • Fresno Japanese American Citizens League • Legion of Valor Museum • Shinzen Japanese Garden Society • Unitarian Universalist Church • University Square Hotel • Wendy Maruyama and the Tag Project • The Center for Multicultural Cooperation