1942 - The arrival of Japanese evacuees at Picture Butte, from Mission, British Columbia. "There were crowds of people-farmers and newsmen. We tried to hide to avoid having our pictures taken. Wagons, horses and tractors waited to take us. We were terrified, not knowing where we were going. Some didn't want to move. Women were crying. The farmers hurried us." Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Eiji Tashiro, A Dream of Riches.
 

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