Topaz Letters: Journey and Arrival

In September of 1942, Tanforan internees began to be transferred to Topaz Relocation Center in the Utah desert. They wrote from ancient trains carrying them to an unknown and unknowable future, drawing comfort from the kindness of Pullman dining car waiters:   September 21, 1942 To my mother, Bldg. 80 – Apt. 3, Tanforan Assembly […]