Japanese Americans returned from prison camps 80 years ago to face one of the country’s ‘greatest swindles’
Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...
New surveillance footage shows vandal defacing historic Japanese American art in Seattle's CID
Surveillance video from Jan. 18, around 11:30 p.m. shows a person, with what appears to be makeup or paint around their eyes, ...
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to honor rights activist held in Utah internment camp during WWII
A group of U.S. lawmakers are pushing to posthumously award a civil rights activist held in the Japanese internment camp in ...
California Sets Aside Jan. 30 to Honor Man Who Defied Japanese Internment
Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution was established under a bill by Assemblymen Warren Furutani, ...
Trump Leans on WWII Japanese Incarceration Law to Deport Immigrants
The Alien Enemies Act provides sweeping powers to detain or deport foreign nationals. It’s ripe for abuse, experts say.
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Actor George Takei recounts internment camps during WWII in talk at Bucknell University
George Takei recalls being wrongfully imprisoned as a child in Japanese-American internment camps during World War II and ...
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Castle welcomes campers of all ages to learn about WWII and more
Having fun while learning isn’t only for children’s summer camps. The Castle in Marietta held its annual All Ages History ...
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History Channeled: Marietta museum welcomes campers of all ages to learn about World War II and more
Having fun while learning isn’t only for children’s summer camps. The Castle in Marietta held its annual All Ages History ...
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Defacement of Japanese American mural a “gutpunch”
In the wee hours, sometime between Sunday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Jan. 20, vandals destroyed a historic Wing Luke Museum mural ...
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California observing Fred Korematsu Day, honoring man who defied Japanese internment
The Korematsu Center, which moved from Seattle to Irvine, honors the legacy of civil rights hero Fred Korematsu who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Korematsu ...