Embodied Incarceration: Health Care at Topaz.

This article focuses on the health care conditions and broader experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated at the Central Utah Relocation Center, commonly known as the Topaz Internment Camp, during World War II. Following Executive Order 9066, over 110,000 Nikkei—many U.S. citizens—were forcibly removed from the West Coast and confined in camps like Topaz, where inadequate housing, harsh environmental conditions, insufficient nutrition, and understaffed medical facilities severely impacted their physical and mental health. Despite government neglect and systemic racism, incarcerated Japanese Americans organized internal support networks and received aid from nonincarcerated Japanese American communities in Utah, illustrating resilience and solidarity amid injustice. The article highlights how these conditions reflected broader violations of civil rights and the lasting trauma inflicted by the incarceration policy. [Extracted from the article]