Frank
Hidenobu Miwa (Poston 19-3-A) was born on December 16, 1922 in San Juan Bautista,
California to immigrant parents, Nobukichi and Tama Miwa. He spent his early childhood in San Juan
Bautista and Hollister. With the outbreak of World War II, Frank was evacuated with his parents and siblings,
Masaru Harry, and Yoshiko Mae to the Salinas Assembly Center. After a few months, the family was relocated
to the Poston, Arizona concentration camp 1 on July 1, 1942.
Frank left Poston on September 8, 1945 and
went to Los Angeles. Yoshiko left a few days later on September 16, 1945 and went
to St Paul, Minnesota. His parents left
a few days after Yoshiko and returned to San Juan Bautista. Harry was the last
in the family to leave Poston, and he went to Chicago on September 26, 1945.
Frank
Miwa, a resident of Sacramento, died on December 24, 2008 at the age of 86.
Source: Sacramento Bee, January 22, 2009
