In the Spring, the Wakatsuki family is moved into nicer barracks, located in Block 28. Papa informs us that Manzanar means “apple orchard” in spanish, and there are a lot of orchards where Manzanar is located. Manzanar used to be a beautiful place covered in apple and pear orchards, and now that all the water is running into Los Angeles, it’s turning into a dry gross area. As people begin to move out of Manzanar, there is more room to live comfortably and not so packed together. Papa has been getting out the house a lot more often, whether it's going on hikes to find driftwood, or painting new creation. Manzanar starts flourishing into a town. Many farms started being built, along with parks and buildings. Everyone get sidetracked and the war loses all the attention. Papa convinces Woody not to join the military, so instead he works at a store.
The camp creates schools, and Jeanne attends 4th grade. She loves her teacher and states that “she is the best teacher ever”. The camp starts up a relocation program, and many of the leaders are Quakers. Jeanne finds interest in baton-twirling, and joins the club at school. In the baton class two girls tease Jeanna but Mama tells her to ignore…show more content… Everyone is leaving the camp and by 1944 only 6,000 people are still living there. Jeanne’s older sister Eleanor moved to go stay with friends in Reno, and her older brother Woody is drafted in the forces. Even though Papa doesn't agree with him serving in the army, he goes with his unit. Jeanne doesn't understand where Woody is going, she asks if it's the same reason Papa left. She remembers three years ago waiving to the boats leaving the San Pedro Harbor with all the fishermen's wives, but this time there was 500 other Japanese Americans there. With everyone moving and family splitting up, the remaining question was “Would we still be here after the
