![]() ![]() Here is the official Manzanar map (900 kb) from the brochure, showing the buildings and facilities still standing (or reconstructed). Papa dies twelve years after internment, and while his death isn’t directly connected to the experience, Jeanne says that his life “ended” there. You can also browse the best-selling Manzanar books on Amazon. ![]() For many years, Jeanne shares Papa’s deep sense of personal shame, while feeling anger at his eccentric and volatile behavior. While Papa holds the family together before the war, his breakdown during internment is the strongest manifestation of the family’s dissolution it also shows his inability to maintain his personal dignity in the face of public stigma and suspicion. ![]() ![]() However, Papa’s dynamic personality makes him the vibrant and exciting center of family life, especially before internment-Jeanne recalls that during her early childhood, he always knew how to throw a party, even when the family had little money. He’s vain and quick to anger, he’s “absurdly proud,” and when the experience of internment drives him to despair, he expresses his feelings by showering abuse on his family. Headstrong and impetuous, Papa immigrated from Japan determined to make his fortune, but he never quite became economically successful in America, constantly changing his career plans and shifting his family from place to place. ![]()
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