Desert Exile by William Wright

6235282591 — 2024-02-27 14:53:24 UTC

The family got off a bus at a very packed area where they are sorted in to certain homes that they will have to live in

"As the bus pulled up to the grandstand, I could see hundreds of Japanese Americans jammed along the fence that lined the track."

6235282591 — 2024-02-27 14:56:00 UTC

The family has gotten sorted into a stable that has hardly any supplies for them to use

"Barrack 16 was not a barrack at all, but a long stable raised a few feet off the ground with a board ramp the horses used to reach their stalls."

6235282591 — 2024-02-27 15:01:49 UTC

The father was able to get parole from Montana and the rest of the family had been working on making the stable more like a home but they didn't think their father would come until they saw him for their selves

"It was from my father telling us he had been released on parole from Montana and would be able to join us soon in camp. Papa was coming home."

6235282591 — 2024-02-27 15:05:11 UTC

The family had to be smart about all the supplies they used and had to walk a mile to get hot water and people were very dirty

"I often walked a mile to the other end of the camp, where hot water was in better supply, in order to boost our morale with a hot shower."

6235282591 — 2024-02-27 15:07:19 UTC

The families had to wait in long lines to get hardly any food and then had to find a place to eat it

"When we arrived, there were six long weaving lines of people waiting to get into the mess hall."