Dear Mr Fox, My mother was born in the Crystal City internment camp to Costa Rican parents of German descent. I am trying to find out more about the camp and my mom's and grandparents' journey. My grandparents never liked to talk about it much and have since passed away, but my mother has found and kept some documents and tickets which we have recently been going over. I also had an uncle was on the Graff Spee, which of course sank. He apparently swam to shore with some friends and made his way back to Costa Rica.
I just started reading American Gulag -- just today -- and I'm hoping to learn more about the experiences of my family and so many others in your book. I am also trying to research my family's experience on my own and would be hugely grateful if you could offer any advice. I am also looking for photos of the Crystal City camp, and information on the Gripsholm, which is the ship that took them back to Germany. I am also trying to find some kind of documentation of their being processed and passaged to Germany. I'm not quite sure if that exists or where to start looking. Any advice?
Regards,
"A"
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