By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/oregon-poet-laureate-inada-reflects-on-internment Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Oregon Poet Laureate Inada Reflects on Internment Poetry Oct 3, 2008 6:40 PM EDT Along with more than 100,000 other Japanese-Americans, Lawson Inada was sent to internment camps for the duration of World War II. He was one of the youngest to live in the camps, and much of his writing addresses that childhood experience. Read the full transcript here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro
Along with more than 100,000 other Japanese-Americans, Lawson Inada was sent to internment camps for the duration of World War II. He was one of the youngest to live in the camps, and much of his writing addresses that childhood experience. Read the full transcript here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now