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smithinjapan
Congratulations to these two (and all the other grads, too)!! It is a great shame that they were so wrongfully interned, and I am glad the governments like the US and Canada have made formal and official apologies (something the Japanese government could learn from), and they could not only attend a ceremony that they should have been a part of ages ago, but got a standing ovation to boot.
AyameM
That made me choke, what a wonderful family. Congrats to the couple! I hope they have many years more to enjoy their diplomas.
FightingViking
Congratulations to the young couple ! Very touching story !
sandhonour
This is great and you can see the incredible joy. Well done!
nath
Beautiful family and a beautiful story!
CrazyJoe
"Roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at 10 relocation camps after the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor." What a shameful part of our history this was. Let's vow never to repeat it.
Yubaru
Congratulations! I know of many Japanese in Japan who wish they could have finished school as well but were, by circumstances, forced to work to support their families after the war.
I am glad to see that this couple realized their dream!