Japanese prisoners of war arrived at Camp Clarinda in Iowa in early 1945, meeting a tense and hostile reception. Unlike German POWs who were integrated into some communities, Japanese prisoners faced ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local man trying to learn more about his family's heritage has turned the experience into a documentary. It is called GAMAN, A Japanese American Family's Journey to Reclaim Their ...
This story is a companion to a piece about Iowa's prisoner of war camps. Read about Camp Algona, whose POWs helped on local farms here. In early 1945, as World War II ground toward its final months, ...