Immediately after the close of World War II, in a small community in Seattle, Washington once known as "Jap Town," many Japanese Americans are returning after serving in the armed forces, from serving sentences in jail for refusing to enlist in the draft, or being forced to move to "Relocation Camps." One conscientious objector, a young man named Ichiro searches for acceptance in the country in which he was born.
After December 7, 1941, Japanese on the west coast are rounded up and separated into various groups, depending upon the strength of their supposed allegiance to Japan. The good Japanese-Americans are allowed to enter the army and serve the United States. Two years later one of the "good Japanese-Americans" talks with a lieutenant from Nebraska and will not say why he volunteered for the.....
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