Blossoms in the Desert: Topaz High School Class of 1945--Our Story in an American Concentration Camp California Now available with a new

Now available with a new introduction by Christine Hong and in a wide-format

This documentary is based on 20 hours of exclusive interviews with former Santa Fe survivors and their families

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obon) and drama (kabuki) who were interned at Tule Lake

introduces children to a little-discussed part of American history

Blossoms in the Desert: Topaz High School Class of 1945--Our Story in an American Concentration Camp California Now available with a newThis is the collective effort of members of the Topaz High School Class of 1945, which recounts the experiences of their growing up and receiving their entire high school education from September 1942 June 1945, within the confines of the Topaz Concentration Camp in Utah. Of the 8,000 plus persons imprisoned in Topaz, the high school class of 1945 numbered some 254. This class Included those who graduated in January 1945, June 1945, as well as the