Hide, Tom, 1926-

{Text of biographical or historical note, in paragraphs; separate each with paragraph tags} Terumi (Tom) Hide was born to Japanese immigrants Mantaro and Kiyo in Washington State’s Yakima Valley in 1926. As a result of Executive Order 9066, the Hide family was evacuated from the Yakima Valley to the Portland Assembly Center in 1942. The family eventually ended up at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. During their years in the camp, the family spent a portion of 1943 in Lyman, Nebraska. In 1944, Tom entered his freshman year at Washington State College, where he competed as runner on the track and field team and was a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). By 1945, Tom’s older brother, Makio (Mike) entered the army. As interest in the commemoration and history of the camps increased, Tom Hide played an active role in preserving the memory of Heart Mountain Relocation Center. Hide assisted in the transport of a Heart Mountain barrack to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles and served on the Heart Mountain Reunion Committee. Tom Hide passed away on November 3, 2012 while residing in Anaheim, California.

From the guide to the Tom Hide collection, 1925-2012, (Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections)