Japanese Peruvian internment experiences and the “Peru-Kai” Reunion—From Japanese Peruvian to “Japanese Peruvian”
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During World War II, approximately 1,800 Japanese Peruvians were interned in the United States. After the war ended, most of the internees had but two options: “return” to Japan or “remain” in the United States.
In this presentation, I would like to focus on the “Peru-Kai” reunion, which attempted to bring together those Japanese Peruvians who no longer belonged to a specific nationality. The “Peru-Kai” reunion, the majority of whose members were interned at the Crystal City Internment Camp (Texas), can be considered as a community of Japanese Peruvians.
Through life story interviews of former internees, I would like to focus on the positive stories of the internment experiences, which are based on the interviewees’ personal memories of the internment camp. I would also like to examine how these stories are related to the “Peru-Kai” reunion and discuss the importance of viewing the Japanese Peruvian internment from the perspective of the “Peru-Kai” reunion.
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