Tomoko (Irlean) Matsumoto

Tomoko (Irlean) Matsumoto lives in Broome, Australia. She was just 4 years old when her family was interned at Tatura Internment Camp in Victoria. Tomoko’s story is a poignant reminder of how war and racial policies disrupted the lives of so many. Stories like hers remind us not just of hardship, but of the human capacity for endurance, community, and hope.

• OKUBO Take