Shig served in the navy during the korean war and went to san diego state college. For nearly 30 years, he worked for the boys and girls clubs in california. In 19 83, a government report concluded that not a single documented act of espionage, sabotage or fifth column activity was committed by an American citizen of japanese ancestry on the west coast. And then in 19 88, president ronald regan signed legislation mandating apologies and reparations to japanese americans who were forcibly incarcerated during world war two. Sheg says he's been back to hart mountain 17 times or so. There's a historical centre there, now called heart mountain interpret
When Shigeru Yabu was 9 years old, he and his family were incarcerated at Heart Mountain Internment Camp, along with thousands of other Japanese and Japanese American families. One day, Shigeru discovered a baby magpie that had fallen out of its nest. He named her Maggie. “That bird walked up my arm all the way to my shoulder, and we looked at each other, eye to eye.”
Shigeru Yabu’s book is Hello Maggie!
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