Walter Oi

At age 13, Oi and his family were detained by U.S. authorities and sent along with other Japanese-Americans to an internment camp following the signing of Executive Order 9066.For the first few days of his internment, Oi and his family lived in a stall at Santa Anita Park.In 2000, Oi received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for his work leading to the adoption of an all-volunteer military.Oi had been gradually losing his sight for the majority of his life and unable to read text since entering college.He continued to teach, collaborate and work until he died, aged 84, in Rochester, New York.
EconomicsUniversity of RochesterRochesterNew YorkAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciencesvoluntary militaryLos Angeles, CaliforniaUniversity of ChicagoExecutive Order 9066Santa Anita ParkconscriptionAmerican Economic AssociationSecretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public ServiceWorld War IIinternedGranada internment campJapaneseNational Archives and Records Administration