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Tony Robbins, American motivational speaker and ‘life coach’ who created a multifaceted business empire by preaching a gospel of self-improvement. In later years he increasingly focused on financial success and tailored his services to entrepreneurs, business owners, and wealthy people.

Japanese American internment, the forced relocation by the U.S. government of thousands of Japanese Americans to detention camps during World War II. Between 1942 and 1945, a total of 10 camps were opened, holding approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans in California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Arkansas.

Minidoka Internment National Monument, site of a World War II internment camp for Japanese Americans, southern Idaho, U.S., about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Twin Falls. It was designated in 2001 and covers 73 acres (30 hectares). The monument preserves part of the Minidoka Relocation Center, one

Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer known for the wide range and rare sweetness of her voice.

Overview of Nisei, sons and daughters of Japanese immigrants who were born and educated in the United States.

Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel music singer known as the Queen of Gospel Song. Born in 1911, she first came to wide public attention in the 1930s. Her first big hit, “Move on Up a Little Higher,” was released in 1945. In the 1950s and ’60s Jackson was active in the civil rights movement. She died in 1972.

Marian Anderson was a contralto whose voice won her acclaim around the world. Her 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial was a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement.

Family, a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and siblings. Learn more about families in this article.

Khoekhoe, any member of a people of southern Africa whom the first European explorers found in areas of the hinterland and who now generally live either in European settlements or on official reserves in South Africa or Namibia. Khoekhoe (meaning “men of men”) is their name for themselves;

Kate McKinnon is an American actress and comedian known for her off-the-wall character work and spot-on impressions. She is best known for her time on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.