Manzanar Free Press Special Anniversary Edition, March 20, 1943

The Manzanar Relocation Center Administration and newspaper of Manzanar Community Enterprises is a publication of a Japanese Internment Camp. The front page of this edition highlights a piece of writing about how a year has gone by since the author has been at the camp. In the piece the author discusses dust storms.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Manzanar Free Press, 20 March 1943

Description

The Manzanar Relocation Center Administration and newspaper of Manzanar Community Enterprises is a publication of a Japanese Internment Camp. The front page of this edition highlights a piece of writing about how a year has gone by since the author has been at the camp and includes a focus on the dust storms in the area.

Transcript of Manzanar Free Press Special Edition

Source-Dependent Questions

How did the author describe the dust storms?
The author of this poem was Japanese and living in a Japanese internment camp in California during World War II. The author was not allowed to leave the camp but experienced the effects of the Dust Bowl like other Americans. Describe the emotions this author must have felt as they lived through these dust storms, while being interned at the same time.

Citation Information

Manzanar Free Press, 20 March 1943. Courtesy of Library of Congress