Japanese American, Heart Mountain internment

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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 ...
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Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration: The story of Toshi Ito
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced incarceration of more than 120,000 ...
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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 ...
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 ...