Pictorial Travel Diary - Day 2 - The Togo Tanaka Story
“When the FBI picked up Togo Tanaka after Pearl Harbor, he had already been questioned about his loyalty as a U.S. citizen. Weeks before the attack, he traveled to Washington, D.C. for ‘advance permission to continue publishing the Rafu Shimpo when the war came,’ unwittingly inviting an interrogation by the War Department.
The Rafu ceased publication on April 2, 1942. Two weeks later, Togo and his family arrived at Manzanar. He worked as a ‘documentary historian’ for the WEA, sparking rumors that he was an informer, and earning him a place on the death list of pro-Japan factions.
Following the riot, the WRA moved Togo and his family to Death Valley for safety. In February 1943, they relocated to Chicago, where Togo worked for a Quaker relief organization. The Tanakas returned to the West Coast in 1955.”
The Rafu ceased publication on April 2, 1942. Two weeks later, Togo and his family arrived at Manzanar. He worked as a ‘documentary historian’ for the WEA, sparking rumors that he was an informer, and earning him a place on the death list of pro-Japan factions.
Following the riot, the WRA moved Togo and his family to Death Valley for safety. In February 1943, they relocated to Chicago, where Togo worked for a Quaker relief organization. The Tanakas returned to the West Coast in 1955.”
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