{"id":208,"date":"2016-11-29T20:22:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/?p=208"},"modified":"2016-11-29T20:26:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:26:41","slug":"tough-but-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/2016\/11\/29\/tough-but-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough but important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today as I describe microfilm records relating to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II I remind myself of the importance of sharing this tough information and I am heartened by the efforts of the YWCA to advocate for and work with the internees. The YWCA collaborated with other organizations to assist the internees<!--more--> and work to make their life at the camps better and dispel prejudices and \u00a0negative images. The microfilm records chronicle these efforts and include copies of newsletters, flyers, reports and other publications collected. I&#8217;ve added a few images that struck me from &#8220;Trek,&#8221; a magazine by internees at the Topaz Relocation Center in Utah.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-209\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_163-244x300.png\" alt=\"copy of cover of Trek magazine with a drawing of Japanese American internees at a table\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_163-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_163.png 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-210\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_167-224x300.png\" alt=\"drawing of man bent over holding suitcase and child waiving\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_167-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_167.png 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-211\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_172-246x300.png\" alt=\"drawing of man bent over and another man covering his face\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_172-246x300.png 246w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_172.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-212\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_177-298x300.png\" alt=\"Drawing of woman speaking to children with the caption tomorrow is coming children beneath it\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_177-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_177-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/i-spy-the-ywca-usa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/treksmith_ssc_324_r149_m007_177.png 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today as I describe microfilm records relating to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II I remind myself of the importance of sharing this tough information and I am heartened by the efforts of the YWCA to advocate &hellip; 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