This paper means more to me than just another assignment. It tells a small piece of history that affected my family many generations ago. While it not a story of my direct family's struggle during this time period it shines a light on a dark period of California history in which United States citizens were wrongfully forced out of the country they called home. This paper tells the stories of those families and individuals who had their voices silenced for a long time. The time for their story to be told is now.