Gordon Nagai is an American born in California who was imprisoned at Amache, a Japanese American internment camp in Granada, Colorado, along with his family during WWII under Executive Order 9066.

Gordon spoke about his experiences to grade school students during the 1990s and 2000s. In 2008, he adapted his speech for adult audiences and now speaks throughout Oregon to all sorts of groups. In 2008, he adapted his speech for adult audiences and now speaks throughout Oregon to all sorts of groups. If your class, company, or other group would like to host a presentation for 20 or more attendees, please send an inquiry via the Contact form.

To reach an even wider audience, he recorded and uploaded this presentation in 2017. Gordon hopes his message, along with other internees' stories, help our nation avoid another tragic blunder under the current political climate of fear.

If your class, company, or other group would like to host a presentation for 20 or more attendees, find Gordon's contact information here.

Thank you for watching.

Videography and editing by Diana Nagai and Paul Nagai.