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This is a list of inmates of Manzanar, an American concentration camp in California used during World War II to hold people of Japanese descent. Koji Ariyoshi (1914–1976), a Nisei labor activist Paul Bannai (1920–2019), an American politician
One of the first three blind people to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (along with John Opio and Lawrence Sserwambala). First African competitor at the Winter Paralympic Games. [12] [13] Takeichi Nishi – Colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army During World War II. Commander of the 26th Tank Regiment in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was ...
Anthony Acevedo (1924–2018) – Mexican-American engineer and U.S. soldier incarcerated at the Berga concentration camp during World War II [12] John Brown (1817–1889) – Mountain man, fur trapper and trader, prominent businessman in San Bernardino. Richard and Maurice McDonald – founders of McDonald's; Anna Nieto-Gómez – Chicana feminist
State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
Manzanar is the site of one of ten American concentration camps, where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II from March 1942 to November 1945. Although it had over 10,000 inmates at its peak, it was one of the smaller internment camps.
California during World War II was a major contributor to the World War II effort. California's long Pacific Ocean coastline provided the support needed for the Pacific War. California also supported the war in Europe. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, most of California's manufacturing was shifted to the war effort ...
George S. Patton, four-star general, led Allies during World War II; George F. Regas, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church 1967–1995, noted critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam war as well as many other policy issues; Ellen Browning Scripps, heiress, publisher, philanthropist; Alvin Simon, restaurateur who revitalized Old Pasadena
Pages in category "American blind people" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 400 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .