Notable Rohwer internees [edit]
Ruth Asawa (born 1926), a Japanese American sculptor.
Takayo Fischer (born 1932), an American stage, film and TV actress. Also interned at Jerome.
Jim Ishida (born 1943), actor best known for his role as T. Fujitsu, Marty McFly’s future boss in Back To The Future II in 1989
Janice Mirikitani (born 1941), the current poet laureate of San Francisco; co-founder of the Glide Foundation (Glide Memorial Church is featured in the Will Smith film, “The Pursuit of Happiness”). Co-founded with her husband the Rev. Cecil Williams, Glide empowers San Francisco’s disadvantaged members of society through extensive outreach and advocacy efforts.
Henry Sugimoto (1900–1990), Japanese-born artist. Also interned at Jerome.
George Takei (born 1937), an actor best known as Mister Sulu from Star Trek (1966–69). Since his parents refused to take a vow and did not “pass” the loyalty questionnaire, the family was later transferred to Tule Lake War Relocation Center.[5]
Taitetsu Unno (born 1930), a Buddhist scholar, lecturer, and author.
Given your personal experience would you agree that only those with associations with Japanese officials were placed in Internment camps? I somehow thought entire families were.