Mrs. Ogawa: 61 Mr. Ogawa: 34 Mrs. Ogawa: 34 Children: Suzuki: 14 Hideki: 9 Occupation: grocery store owners Location: Manzanar, California

The Ogawa family, consisting of three generations (grandparent, parents, children), emigrated to the United States in 1929. They began a grocery store in downtown San Fransisco and were prospering until Dec. 6, 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and forced the US. into war with that nation. Due to the extreme prejudice of white Americans, this naturalized American family, along with others like them, was forced from their home and store to a compound called a relocation camp for Japanese Americans during the war.

Uses for the Families Simulation
Make journal entries for the events on the World War II Timeline.	Make an attic box of pictures and artifacts from the World War II Homefront.
Make posters, buttons, and radio announcements concerning political and social issues for the family.	Use the Fates Applet below to find your character's fate and write a journal entry about the item written.

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Jackson Family | Perez Family | Swanson Family | Ogawa Family | Blech Family

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