Elaine Buchman Yoneda, a Jewish woman, and her Japanese American husband Karl Yoneda were the only Jewish-Japanese family incarcerated at the Manzanar camp during the forced removal of people of Japanese descent from the West Coast during the Second World War. Their story, now the subject of Tracy Slater's new book 'Together in Manzanar,' explores the unique challenges they faced, including antisemitism from fellow inmates and the trauma of family separation. The Yonedas, both committed labor activists, struggled with their support for the American war effort while enduring the injustice of incarceration. The book also highlights the diversity within the camps and the dangers of viewing communities as homogenous threats. Slater draws parallels between the wartime stripping of civil rights and current debates about American democracy and minority protections.