After the war the Yoshimura family moved to Etajima , a small island off the coast of Hiroshima , where her father worked for the Allied Occupation forces .
Yoshimura was born at the Manzanar Internment Camp for Japanese Americans where her American - born parents were incarcerated .
After the war the Yoshimura family moved to Etajima , a small island off the coast of Hiroshima , where Yoshimura 's father worked for the Allied Occupation forces .
Yoshimura was born at the Manzanar Internment Camp for Japanese Americans where her American - born parents were incarcerated .