During World War II, the US Government forced thousands of Japanese Americans into internment camps. Read here about a woman who was forced to leave her pre-med program at University of Washington to live in a camp.
Even though it took over 65 years, Ruby Inouye received an honorary degree from University of Washington this weekend, as did the other Japanese American students that were sent to the camps.
In the meantime, Ruby went on to medical school and opened up her own medical practice in Washington State.
Ruby had the choice to either wait for the institutions that failed her to make things right, or to just move on and live her life the best way she possibly could, and make her life right for herself. I love that Ruby didn't give up her dream and went on to be the first Japanese American woman in our country to open a medical practice.
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