Timeline by Natalie Fuentes-Santizo

1327175274 — 2024-02-27 20:26:00 UTC

Yoshiko arrives at the internment camp with her family. "As the bus pulled up to the grandstand, I could see hundreds of Japanese Americans jammed along the fence that lined the track."

1327175274 — 2024-02-27 20:33:37 UTC

Yoshiko along with thousands of Japanese-Americans try to find their "apartments" at the internment camp. On the way there, they find friends who help them settle in. "Finally one of our friends called out, ""There it is, beyond that row of eucalyptus trees.""...That the stalls should have been called "apartments" was a euphemism so ludicrous it was comical."

1327175274 — 2024-02-29 04:10:46 UTC

Hours after arriving, Yoshiko and her family get in one of the many lines that they will have to get in for things like food, showers, and doing laundry. "When we arrived, there were six long, weaving lines of people waiting to get into the mess hall...This was only the first of many lines we were to endure,"

1327175274 — 2024-02-29 04:14:01 UTC

Although they are still at the internment camp, they try their best to live as much of a normal life as they can. This includes playing games or helping each other to keep themselves comfortable. "Our neighbors on one side spent much of their time playing cards, and at all hours of the day we could hear the sound of cards being shuffled and money changing hands."

1327175274 — 2024-02-29 04:19:26 UTC

Nearing the end of being at the internment camps, the author describes that their quality of life improves. They are provided with more supplies, better food, and better ways to live overall. "The food improved gradually, and by the time we left Tanforan five months later, we had fried chicken and ice cream for Sunday dinner."