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* Sue Kunitomi Embrey, born on January 6, 1923, was an editor of the Manzanar Free Press, the camp newspaper, and wove camouflage nets to support the war effort.

She left Manzanar in late 1943 for Madison, Wisconsin and one year later moved to Chicago, Illinois.

Returning to California in 1948, she went on to become a schoolteacher and a labor and community activist.

In 1969, Embrey was one of approximately 150 people who attended the first organized Manzanar Pilgrimage ( see Manzanar Pilgrimage section, below ) and was one of the founders of the annual event.

She also went on to become the primary force behind the preservation of the site and its gaining National Historic Site status until her death in May, 2006.