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Presentation to examine Japanese American incarceration camps in Arizona

HD South will host a free presentation Jan. 29 on the history of two World War II incarceration camps for Japanese Americans in Arizona.

The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Gilbert Historical Museum, 10 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.

Midori and Jim Hall will discuss the Gila River and Poston camps, including Midori Hall’s family’s relocation from California and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1943 visit to Gila River.

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