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  • THEMES
    • MIGRATION
    • SECURITY
    • CITIZENSHIP
    • LOYALTY
    • DISSENT
    • IDENTITY
    • COMMUNITY & CULTURE
    • DIGNITY
    • JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY
  • CAMPS
    • CAMPS MAP
    • AMACHE | COLO.
    • GILA RIVER | ARIZ.
    • HEART MOUNTAIN | WYO.
    • JEROME | ARK.
    • MANZANAR | CALIF.
    • MINIDOKA | IDAHO
    • POSTON | ARIZ.
    • ROHWER | ARK.
    • TOPAZ | UTAH
    • TULE LAKE | CALIF.
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Identity

The unique characteristics by which a person or group is recognized.

Identity is shaped by how an individual sees himself or herself and is perceived by others. Identity can change over the lifetime of a person and is comprised of multiple factors like race, class, gender, sexuality, and age.

Suggested Reading: Joanne Oppenheim, Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son: His Diary, Letters & Story from an American Concentration Camp to Battlefield, 1942–1945 (2008).
link to A Soldier's Treasure
link to Orphans
link to Scouts in Camp
  • Migration
  • Security
  • Citizenship
  • Loyalty
  • Dissent
  • Identity
  • Community & Culture
  • Dignity
  • Justice & Democracy

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