The story of George and Miko Kaihara isn't a mainstream one of lives delayed because of World War 2. The couple didn't get to graduate from Tustin Union High School in Tustin, California, because of going off to fight on the front lines. Rather, the couple, who were teenagers 72 years ago, were forced from their homes and into a Japanese-American internment camp, KABC reported.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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