Tule Lake — Blog

Setsuko Moriya

“You know, before we left, we were like little kids. When you go into camp, you got to grow up. You're aware of other things besides yourself. And you're nobody.”

tule lake, los angeles, amacheDiana TsuchidaDecember 13, 2022Tule Lake, amache, Los Angeles, SacramentoComment

Richard Yamashiro

A lot of people, like I said, didn’t even know we were in a camp. They see my picture and say, “What’s that?” Well, it’s my card from when I was in a concentration camp. “What concentration camp?”

japan, tule lake, manzanarDiana TsuchidaFebruary 26, 2020Manzanar, Tule Lake, Japan, military intelligence serviceComment

Earl & Helen Santo

“After getting used to things, we were able to make friends. See, as people coming from the farm, we weren't able to play with other kids and it brought a lot of new friends.”

Masao Tom Inada

“That’s the reason I’ve always just got to think to myself, I don’t know what it is but everything happens to me by chance or coincidence. And I get spared.”

InterviewsDiana TsuchidaFebruary 10, 2017artist, California, Japan, MIS, New York City, Tule Lake

Digger Sasaki

“When we had to relocate we had to go to Pinedale Assembly Center. One thing that kind of touched my heart is when we left Auburn, we boarded a train. And my teacher brought the class to send me off. So, that was really nice.”