Remains Found on California Mountain Belonged to Manzanar Detainee

A month after he was found, his family returned to Santa Monica, where they had been living before the relocation orders. The government shut down the camp permanently on Nov. 21, 1945. Ito Matsumura worked two to three jobs to feed her children, Kazue Matsumura told the park service. “She worked really hard,” she said. “That’s why I ...