. >>> they have left the bay area and headed to utah to an area called kuechly valley. this is an untold story that very few people know about. it's also a personal story, because my family was there. >> careful. it's just down this way. >> reporter: what if you could follow a road that led to a path that opens the door to your past? what do you think you would find? >> oh, here! >> it's all part of the journey. a man rediscovering himself and a father sharing his story with his son. that father just happens to be my dad. what about that photo there? which one is you? >> me? i'm the munchkin. back row. third from the right. >> reporter: the suspenders? >> yeah. hanging onto my suspenders. apparently, the photo was taken by some journalist. because, see, the japanese did not have cameras. they were all confiscated. >> is that why there's not that many photos? >> yeah. i think so. >> reporter: the rare childhood photo of my father, a snapshot of a much bigger piece of american history. on december 7th, 1941, imperial japan bombed pearl harbor, thrusting the united states

they were able to escape the camps and live free in an area called kuechly valley, utah. an area that few people know about. it's also personal, because my family was there. >> careful. what if you could follow a road that led to a path? a path that opened the door? what do you think you would find? it's all part of a journey. a man rediscovering himself. a father sharing his story with his son. that father, who just happens to be my dad. >> what about that photo there? which one is you? >> me? i'm the munchkin in the back row. the third from the right. >> with the suspenders. >> hanging onto my suspenders. apparently, the photo was taken by some journalists. the japanese did not have cameras. they were all confiscated. >> is that why there is not that many photos? >> yeah. i think so. >> the rare childhood photo of my father, a snapshot of a much bigger piece of american history. on december 7th, 1941, imperial japan bombed pearl harbor, thrusting the united states into world war ii. >> i was 4 years old when the world war started. all of a sudden, the japanese were not