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A Neighbor Enemy
On Memorial Day 2012, as Fred,
now an old man, went with his
friend, Akio, to Camp Minidoka
and read the words on the memorial
there, a lot of memories flooded
into his heart. Fred remembered his
dismay when his new neighbors
moved in. They were different
from him, and he didn’t like
different. He didn’t view himself as
prejudice, but he was not open to
anyone who was not like him.
Though the new neighbors tried
to make friends, Fred did not return
their friendliness. Soon their
overtures faded and each family
kept to themselves. Then,
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