order uprooted in excess of 100,000 men, women, and children from their homes and farms, jobs, and schools. Forcibly removed, they were interned at ten relocation camps in seven states. Among those interned included Nisei women students who were attending nursing schools in the coastal states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Many of these students volunteered to staff relocation hospitals, and so did other Nisei women after completing nurse's aid training. The non-discrimination provision in the CNC legislation of 1943 opened the portal for more than 400 Japanese (Nisei) American women to become cadet nurses. Of the 1,125 schools of nursing that participated in the CNC program, only about 70 schools of nursing opened their enrollment to Japanese American women. Too few nursing schools were open to Japanese American women; it was perceived that hospital staff and patients would not trust them. Native American There is no ready record of the number of Native American women who participated in the CNC program across the country. The only accredited school of nursing for Native Americans in the entire United States then was the Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, located in Ganado, Arizona, the heart of the Navajo Nation. The hospital opened in 1930 and closed in 1953. Over its operating life, the Sage School of Nursing graduated about 150 Native American women from more than 50 tribes. Among them were about 39 women who were enrolled in the Cadet Nurse program. Sage excluded white students, reportedly because they had many other options while Native Americans did not. Later, they accepted Hispanic and Asian American nursing students. Uniforms The outdoor uniforms of the CNC were designed to be distinctive and to identify each cadet as a member of the corps. There was one uniform for winter and another for summer. The winter uniform was a gray, woolen, single-breasted jacket suit, a gored skirt, and a gray, velour overcoat. A gray Montgomery beret, similar to the one worn by the British general, Bernard Montgomery, was worn with both of the uniforms. The summer uniform consisted of a two-piece, gray-and-white-striped, cotton suit and a gray twill raincoat. The winter uniform was one of three designs created by professional designers and introduced in a fashion show at New York City on 16 August 1943. Thirty-two fashion editors judged this uniform and the Montgomery beret as the winners. The selected uniform style was said to