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Community marks 80th anniversary of Japanese internment with reflection, hope

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                                Today marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the mass evacuation of many Japanese in Hawaii and on the mainland to internment camps during World War II. Karen Yamaga, left, and daughter Minda hold up photographs of Karen as an infant.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Today marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the mass evacuation of many Japanese in Hawaii and on the mainland to internment camps during World War II. Karen Yamaga, left, and daughter Minda hold up photographs of Karen as an infant.

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                                Karen Yamaga, left, looked at old photos Thursday with her daughter, Minda, in East Honolulu.
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Karen Yamaga, left, looked at old photos Thursday with her daughter, Minda, in East Honolulu.

COURTESY YAMAGA FAMILY
                                Karen’s mother, Kimiko “Mary” Yamaga, left; older sister, Jo Anne; older brother, Roy; and uncle Masashi “Leo” Kunisaki, who enlisted in the Army prior to the Pearl Harbor bombing.
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COURTESY YAMAGA FAMILY

Karen’s mother, Kimiko “Mary” Yamaga, left; older sister, Jo Anne; older brother, Roy; and uncle Masashi “Leo” Kunisaki, who enlisted in the Army prior to the Pearl Harbor bombing.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Today marks the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the mass evacuation of many Japanese in Hawaii and on the mainland to internment camps during World War II. Karen Yamaga, left, and daughter Minda hold up photographs of Karen as an infant.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Karen Yamaga, left, looked at old photos Thursday with her daughter, Minda, in East Honolulu.
COURTESY YAMAGA FAMILY
                                Karen’s mother, Kimiko “Mary” Yamaga, left; older sister, Jo Anne; older brother, Roy; and uncle Masashi “Leo” Kunisaki, who enlisted in the Army prior to the Pearl Harbor bombing.