What I Did in Camp: Interpreting Japanese American Internment Narratives of Isamu Noguchi, Miné Okubo, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, and John TateishiGreg Robinson
Despite having earned a master's degree, I had never been taught about the history of Japanese-American internment in school, and that includes two university level American history classes, one of which specifically covered WWII supposedly in-depth. I wouldn't learn about it until years later ...
Japanese Internment Camps:The United States forcibly interned people of Japanese descent during World War II. While this act paled in comparison to other acts of cruelty committed during the war on both sides, it remains a black mark on American standards of justice and equality. ...
“That was the argument that was used to intern Japanese citizens. It was the denial of citizenship in favor of race: ‘The ability to become American, the ability to assimilate, they just didn’t have it.’” Why was it important to legalize rights for non-citizens? So far, we’ve c...
Internment Camps:After the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941, many Americans became suspicious of Japanese-Americans living in the United States and there was a wave of racism against these individuals. At its peak, many Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps (similar to a ...
In 1942, the Executive Order 9066 required the deportation of Japanese Americans to internment camp until 1946. The order was enacted due to the paranoia of World War II era America. The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 provided $20,000 for each surviving detainee. Not that a price tag can be...
At the Japanese internment camps, they were housed in barracks and had to use communal areas for washing, laundry and eating. It was an emotional time for all. “I remember the soldiers marching us to the Army tank and I looked at their rifles and I was just terrified because I could ...
continues to work with hundreds of tribes, albeit with questionable results. Germany paid more than $800 million in restitution to Holocaust victims and their heirs. Even the Reagan Administration partook, dispersing more than a billion dollars to victims of Japanese internment during World War II...
Internees wereAmerican, not Japanese. Their only "crime" was Japanese heritage. WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS FILM? There has never been a film about The Crusaders. They disbanded on V-Day and likethe iconic Rosie the Riveter, stepped back into more traditional supportive roles as their heroes re...
While Japanese internment is more widely known, Ebright said it’s also important to recognize other communities were impacted. The law’s “sordid history,”she argued, clearly shows why it shouldn’t be used in the future. “There were over 15,000 internees of German and Italian descent, ...