Confinement in the Land of Enchantment Crystal City and helping to create statehood

and helping to create statehood for Hawaii

the work of Japanese American designers including Ruth Asawa

This restlessness and constant desire to be in two places speaks to a universal experience as well as the deeply personal ties of family to place

yet persevered and endured the difficult working and living conditions of the sugarcane plantations for the sake of their children

decorate this colorful furoshiki

Confinement in the Land of Enchantment Crystal City and helping to create statehoodFunded in large part by the National Parks Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program, this book is a collaboration of the New Mexico Japanese American community, the survivors of confinement, and various scholars, to bring together the history and narratives of people of Japanese descent who lived in New Mexico during WWII. Through historical photos, documents and essays, it chronicles the experiences at four confinement sites in the