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Japanese American Internment Camps
Photo Gallery: Japanese American Internment Camps

  By mbirck • February 25, 2014 Uncategorized

In 1942, following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, the U.S. government began to place over 110,000 Japanese-Americans in "War Relocation Camps"–due to public concerns over the loyalty of these citizens. President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942 that would allow the … Continue reading

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Albert Bunji Ikeda Recalls the Japanese American Internment Camps

  By erica • February 21, 2014 Uncategorized

Albert Bunji Ikeda, a third-generation Japanese American, recalls why his ancestors came to the United States from Japan and how he experienced racism during the second World War. Continue reading

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George Takei Shares His Experience: ‘It Was a Dark Chapter in American History’

  By erica • February 21, 2014 Uncategorized

Actor George Takei recalls what it was like to be taken from his home and forced to live in the Japanese internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Continue reading