Japanese American internment

Japanese-American Activist Whose Work Led To Reparations Dies

“Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga was the quintessential example that one person can change the course of history.”
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Ryan Zinke To Rep. Whose Grandparents Were Imprisoned In WWII: 'Konnichiwa!'

Zinke made the dumb comment in response to a plea that we not forget a dark moment in our country's history.
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Khizr Khan Finds A Common 'Moral Compass' In The Lessons Of Japanese-American Incarceration

“We should embrace one another, we should move forward, we should not try to re-create the 1940s, 1930s,” the Gold Star father says.
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Walmart Removes 'Perfect Wall Art' Posters Of Japanese-American Incarceration

The retail giant apologized, saying it failed to catch the tone-deaf products on its site.
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Most Decorated Unit In U.S. History Fought For A Country That Didn't Accept Them

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was made up of Japanese-Americans, many of whom served when their families were imprisoned behind barbed wire.
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Nancy Pelosi, Asian-American Caucus, Others Pressure Congress On Dream Act

A Senator also pointed out Asians may not apply for DACA due to Japanese-American prison camp history.
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Why It Took 75 Years For My Grandpa To Have His Graduation Party

In 1942, as other students were in caps and gowns, he was imprisoned for being Japanese-American.
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Asian Americans: Instead Of Assimilating, Let’s Celebrate Our Differences

Heritage is what minorities keep or make in response to history.
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What President Trump Should Know About The Asian American Community

The administration has so far ignored the serious challenges facing the AAPI community – and the federal role in addressing these challenges.
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Judge Compares Trump's Travel Ban Defense To Case For Japanese-American Incarceration

A civil rights center named for Fred Korematsu, one of the Americans who fought back during that period, now hopes the courts stand up.
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