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\nWhat would you do if you had less than a week to pack one bag and le ave your home\, not knowing if you would ever return? John Nakada was an 1 1-year-old boy when the US entered WWII. \; He was torn away from his life even though he was a US citizen. \; John's daughter\, Yukiko Flen naugh (né\;e \;Laura Nakada)\, will share her father&rsquo\;s st ories and experiences of being incarcerated in US internment camps. \; Yukiko will share what Japanese Americans experienced and show short vide os of her father telling stories. He discusses friends refusing to talk to him\, living in a fairground horse stable\, the train ride to Heart Mount ain\, Wyoming\, sneaking out of camp into a watermelon patch\, and what li fe was like after camp. \; \;
\nA brief history of J apanese Americans during WWII: All people of Japanese descent liv ing on the West Coast were incarcerated in internment camps just months af ter America entered WWII. Over two thirds of the 120\,000 Japanese America n men\, women and children were US citizens who were imprisoned\, even tho ugh no crimes had been committed. The United States government has since a pologized\, and The Civil Liberties Act was signed in 1988\, a bill to ack nowledge the fundamental injustice of the evacuation\, relocation and inte rnment of United States citizens.
\nJohn \;Hachiro \ ;Nakada (1931 -2026) was \;a truly remarkable man. A fiercely loving husband\, kind\, patient and caring father\, fun loving grandpa\, incredible downhill skier and hilarious storyteller. He was downhill skiin g\, playing tennis and bowling until he was 88! In the 70's and 80's\, Joh n and Sue Nakada raised their four kids\, Chet\, Laura-Yukiko\, Mitch\, an d Nori\, in Bend\, right next to Mt. Bachelor so John could ski every week end. \;
\nJohn \;shared his incarceration experience during WWII with purpose and compassion. He will be remembered by his \;integ rity\, loyalty\, honesty and teaching how \;balance in life (work\, pl ay\, spirituality\, exercise) keeps you healthy and what matters most in l ife is love. \;
\nYukiko Flennaugh (né\;e Laura Na kada) is honored to be sharing her late father's story. Yukiko li ves in Portland\, is a girl's high school basketball coach\, volunteers at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon as a docent and leads the Racial J ustice Ministry at Sunset Church. She is married to Damon and has adult ch ildren\, Nicole and Trejan Flennaugh.
\nSunriver You is a \;volunteer organization created to provide learning opportunit ies for those in the greater \;Sunriver community. \;Our mission is to create \;the opportunity to match up the &ldquo\;people who know stuff&rdquo\; with the &ldquo\;people who want to learn stuff&rdquo\;. &n bsp\;The \;premise \;is \;based on a \;simple idea of tapp ing into the wealth of knowledge on our doorstep to fill the desire for li fe-long learning that our community exhibits. \; Learn more at https://www.sunriveryou.com/ \;
\n2026 A Novel Idea Book Selection:
Superson
ic \;charts the rise of a boomtown city in the American West wher
e ambition outpaces memory. In the present day\, PTA president Sami Hasega
wa-Stalworth is determined to rename her daughter&rsquo\;s elementary scho
ol after her late grandmother&mdash\;a beloved music teacher and Japanese
internment survivor. What begins as a symbolic family gesture spirals into
a kaleidoscopic\, multi-generational story of struggle&mdash\;for and aga
inst change\, and over who gets to define the future. \;
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br />Through interwoven lives&mdash\;an opioid-addicted 19th-century conma
n\, a disgraced Navy seaman building a jet that will fly faster than sound
\, a stay-at-home dad turned weed entrepreneur\, and a family haunted by t
he ghosts of progress&mdash\;Supersonic reveals how each era trie
s to remake the same ground beneath its feet. At once intimate and panoram
ic\, the story channels the restless energy that propels the West. \;<
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About the Author: \;
Thomas&nb
sp\;Kohnstamm \;was born and raised in Seattle. He still lives in the
same house he grew up in&mdash\;now with his wife and two children. \;
A freelance writer for over twenty years\, \;he&rsquo\;s \;been a
Spanish &\; Portuguese translator\, travel writer\, video &\; animat
ion producer and has covered subjects ranging from rainforest conservation
to quantum computing to backcountry skiing. \;Supersonic \;is his third book. \;
Learn more about A Novel Idea
\nQuesti ons? Contact \;laurelh@d eschuteslibrary.org \; \; \;
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