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Bay Area photo exhibit recreates the Japanese American Internment experience
A photo exhibit explores the story of Japanese Americans forced into internment camps with reproduced historical photos paired with the originals.
Exhibitions reveal hidden stories of interned Japanese American artists
Shows at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Denver Art Museum explore personal and professional struggle of those who were incarcerated during the Second World War
Internment camp survivor shares his important life story on Japanese American Day of Remembrance
Rina Nakano speaks with Dr. Takashi Hoshizaki, a World War II internment camp survivor who wound up serving in the United States Army after resisting a pervious draft. He tells his important life story on Japanese American Day of Remembrance as a signal to continue fighting in the face of adversity.
U.S. Army veteran remembers his family's history on Japanese American internment anniversary
Every year on February 19, 99-year-old Takashi Hoshizaki shares his family's story of when they were forced into internment in Wyoming.
80-year anniversary of Japanese Americans released from internment camps
Residents of East Los Angeles marked the 80th anniversary of the day in 1945 when the Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II were allowed to return to their former hometowns on the West Coast.
Utah historians run exhibit on Japanese-American internment
Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the executive order for Japanese-American internment during World War II. Utah played a role in the dark chapter of American history with the Topaz Internment Camp near Delta.
Japanese Americans protest Trump immigration policy in Seattle
In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President ...
Feb. 19 marks the anniversary of Japanese internment through Executive Order 9066
Feb. 19 marks the anniversary of an executive order that led to the involuntary detention of thousands of Japanese-Americans ...
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Japanese Americans see parallels between current immigration climate and World War II
On Feb. 19, Japanese Americans commemorate the more than 100,000 people who were imprisoned during World War II. The U.S. government used the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to justify their incarceration ...
LA Times Today: Japanese Americans returned from prison camps 80 years ago to face one of the country’s ‘greatest swindles’
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, 120,000 Japanese Americans were sent away from their homes and businesses and locked up in incarceration camps. When they returned home in 1945, they often found ...
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Battle of Parkville: Reminders of Japanese American WWII students mark Executive Order anniversary
A wall is dedicated to telling the story of nine Japanese American students who graduated from then-Park College during World ...
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BI Japanese Americans speak out against Trump deportation
This year, observers of the national “Day of Remembrance” need not recall far to see how Executive Order 9066 resonates with ...
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Pike Place Market backs out of event on incarceration of Japanese Americans
The event aimed to highlight the parallels between Japanese Americans’ incarceration during World War II and President Donald ...
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'We cannot remain silent': Descendants of incarcerated Japanese Americans turn trauma into advocacy
The community has drawn parallels between what happened to their families 83 years ago and Trump's rhetoric and immigration ...