Female Japanese POWs Fled in Tears From Civilians — U.S. Soldiers Blocked the Crowd’s Rage

Female Japanese POWs Fled in Tears From Civilians — U.S. Soldiers Blocked the Crowd’s Rage
In August 1945, 47 Japanese Women POWs arrived in San Francisco expecting death but found something far more confusing than cruelty—they found mercy. This is the untold story of how American guards became shields against an angry mob, protecting enemy prisoners at Camp Norton, California. Discover how hot showers, bacon, and one Hershey chocolate bar dismantled years of propaganda for radio operator Keiko Nakamura. See how Corporal Mike Sullivan from Iowa, whose brother died fighting Japan, chose compassion over revenge. This extraordinary true story of Japanese Women POWs reveals how simple human kindness proved more powerful than hatred, transforming enemies into something deeper—two people recognizing each other's humanity across the divide of war.
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