Japanese American National Museum, Gift of Eiichi Edward Sakauye (96.147.1)

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[VISUALS: black-and-white movies shot by Eiichi Edward Sakauye of inmates leaving Heart Mountain, Wyoming by train ]

This object is part of the story , which is about Migration.

Heart Mountain, Migration, Train Ride to the Unknown

This home movie clip was taken by Mr. Sakauye as people were leaving Heart Mountain at the end of World War II.

  • How can you tell that people are leaving camp?
  • How do you think the people leaving might have felt?
  • How do you think the people who remained in camp felt?