Stanley Hayami: Nisei Son—His Diary, Letters, & Story

Stanley Hayami: Nisei Son—His Diary, Letters, & Story: From American Concentration Camp to Battlefield, 1942-1945 Annotated by Joanne Oppenheim. Foreword by Senator Daniel Inouye. In November of 1942, Stanley Hayami began keeping a diary that captures the harsh reality of living in a concentration camp at Heart Mountain Wyoming, and his personal struggles as a student, son, brother, friend, and citizen of the world, who despite all obstacles, holds onto his dreams of the future. Stan’s diary serves as witness to a dark time in our history and is told through the eyes of a teenager who will soon be expected to take up the responsibility of a man. As you read his diary, you will discover Stan’s creative talents, as well as his idealism, his optimism, and his aspirations. He has a quirky sense of humor, along with a more serious side, and dreams of a “United Nations of Earth.” Weeks after graduation from Heart Mountain High School in 1944 Stanley was drafted into the 442nd RCT. His st