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Bay Area photo exhibit recreates the Japanese American internment experience of WWII
A photo exhibit explores the story of Japanese Americans forced into internment camps with reproduced historical photos paired with the originals.
Survivor of Japanese internment camp speaks at Asian American Cultural Center
At the event hosted by Yale’s Japanese American Student Union, Sam Mihara spoke about his childhood in the Heart Mountain internment camp during World War II.
This Day in History on February 19: Internment of Japanese Americans Begins
Welcome to another fascinating installment of 'This Day in History,' where we explore significant events that have shaped our world on February 19th.**The
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 in California and the U.S. as a whole.
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.
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Duckworth, Hirono, Takano Renew Push to Prevent Atrocities like Mass Japanese American Internment from Happening Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 that began the horrific internment of thousands of ...
One of the great injustices in American history
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the now-infamous Executive Order 9066 on this day in 1942, which gave military ...
Book of names of Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII to be displayed
A book containing the names of some 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were sent to internment camps in the United States during World War Two will be displayed across the US.
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Japantown looks back — and ahead — on internment anniversary
As Japantown residents and community leaders prepared to gather this weekend to mark the anniversary of the forced internment ...
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Japanese Americans recount experiences of internment
Every two years, people come from all over the country to Klamath Falls to remember the Tule Lake internment camp ... “From Thorns to Blossoms: A Japanese American Family in War and Peace.” ...
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Survivors of Amache, Colorado lawmakers denounce Alien Enemies Act
The Amache Camp survivors and family members have long fought for the site in Colorado to be a stark reminder of this part of ...