Barbara and Homer Yasui
Homer Yasui is a retired physician with family roots in Hood River, OR. He and his family were incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II, following the passage of Executive Order 9066. Barbara Yasui is an educator, organizer, and Mr. Yasui’s daughter. Together, they have taken part in the Tsuru for Solidity project that looks to draw connections between Japanese-American incarceration and present-day immigration policies. As part of this work, they have demonstrated outside of the NWDC.