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Japanese American Internment

Why We Must Remember Rohwer

George Takei | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
Read More: Japanese Americans, George Takei, Japanese American Internment Museum, Japanese American Internment, Rohwer Relocation Camp, Impact News
George Takei

I was just five years old, and would spend much of my childhood behind barbed wire in that camp and, later, another in California called Tule Lake. One hundred twenty thousand other Japanese Americans from the West Coast suffered a similar fate.

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Matt Sledge

Children Of Japanese-Americans Interned During WWII Slam Military Indefinite Detention

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Korematsu Ndaa Lawsuit Brief, Video, National Defense Authorization Act, Japanese American Internment, Ndaa, Ndaa Lawsuit, National Defense Authorization Act Lawsuit, Fred Korematsu, Korematsu Amicus Curiae, Politics News

The children of Japanese-Americans whose internment during World War II was upheld by the infamous Supreme Court ruling Korematsu v. United States are...

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Tales From An American Internment Camp

AP | By AMY TAXIN | Posted 03.02.2012 | Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES -- Bill Shishima shares how he joined the Boy Scouts as a 12-year-old behind the barbed wire of a Japanese American internment camp, or ho...

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Creating a False "Enemy Within": The Lessons of Internment, 70 Years Later

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 04.21.2012 | Politics
Read More: Peter King, Rep Mike Honda, Nypd, Cia, Japanese American Internment, Muslim Americans, Executive-Order-9066, Japanese Internment, Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, Politics News
Rep. Mike Honda

We cannot stand idly by as an entire American community is demonized as a "religious enemy within." The demonization of Muslim Americans ignores the rich, diverse background of the community.

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Heart Mountain Internment Camp's New Interpretive Learning Center Opens

Gil Asakawa | Posted 10.18.2011 | Denver
Read More: Japanese Americans, Wyoming, Internment, Japanese American Internment, Heart Mountain, Denver News
Gil Asakawa

We've driven to Heart Mountain, and were chilled by the desolate majesty of the locale. The mountain itself is a powerful image, one that adds an iconic feel to this camp.

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Denver Pays Tribute to Bill Hosokawa, A Japanese American Leader

Gil Asakawa | Posted 09.10.2011 | Denver
Read More: Pacific Citizen, Japanese Americans, Rocky Mountain News, Jacl, Japanese American Internment, Denver Post, Bill Hosokawa, Denver Botanic Garden, Nisei, Denver News
Gil Asakawa

Hosokawa was well-known nationally as one of the foundations of the Japanese American community's national history. He's also remembered in Colorado, and not just by Japanese Americans.

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Not Enough People Know About Japanese Americans' Day of Remembrance

Gil Asakawa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Day-of-Remembrance, Japanese American Internment, Maria-Hinojosa, Denver News
Gil Asakawa

How must have Japanese American families felt in 1942 as they were being rounded up and sent to internment camps in desolate parts of the Western United States?

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Super Winners Have No Score To Settle

Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Japanese American Internment, San Jose, President Roosevelt, Final Solution, Holocaust, Wannsee Conference, Executive Order 9066, Japanese Americans, World War II, Holocaust Survivors, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2011, Politics News
Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D.

Two life-altering events that took place nearly seven decades ago receive little attention and are primarily observed by members of the two groups who experienced them.

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Min Yasui's Legacy Lives on in a Denver Program That Honors Volunteerism

Gil Asakawa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Min Yasui, Japanese American Internment, Volunteerism, Japanese Internment, Civil Rights, Denver News
Gil Asakawa

Most people living in Denver today probably don't know the name Minoru Yasui. But the Japanese American community leader has left a legacy that still impacts the city.

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