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The braille board was built with its own case. The worn handle is testament to its use. The hand touching the raised white dots on the board is Linda Mihara’s, making contact with grandfather Tokinobu 77 years after the board’s birth. All photos by David Izu.

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Photo of Tokinobu Mihara courtesy of the Mihara Family Collection. Background photo: Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, by Yoshio Okumoto, 1942-1945, contributed by the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation.