Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Sumiko Seki recalls the hysteria, fear, and prejudice that swept through her community after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The family was unaware of what had happened that Sunday morning until one of their white neighbors came over running over with a gun, calling them "Japs" and shooting at their father. "He was so upset, he thought we were the ones who started the war." Sumi and her family would later be sent to Jerome, Arkansas.
Sumiko Seki recalls the hysteria, fear, and prejudice that swept through her community after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The family was unaware of what had happened that Sunday morning until one of their white neighbors came over running over with a gun, calling them "Japs" and shooting at their father. "He was so upset, he thought we were the ones who started the war." Sumi and her family would later be sent to Jerome, Arkansas.
