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Trump Administration To Detain Migrant Children On Site Of WWII Japanese American Internment Camp

Fort Sill in Oklahoma will be used as a “temporary emergency influx shelter" for surging numbers of unaccompanied minors detained at the border.
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This Close-Knit Island Near Seattle Has An Overlooked History Of Defying Hate

Filipino American farmers on Bainbridge Island, Washington, cared for the properties of their Japanese American neighbors during World War II. Their bonds still exist today.
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Japanese-Americans, Muslims Oppose Census Citizenship Question

Survivors and activists filed an amicus brief challenging the controversial question.
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Asian-American Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Prevent Race-Based Imprisonment

Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono and Rep. Mark Takano have renewed efforts to prevent another atrocity like the incarceration of Japanese-Americans.
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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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Opinion | Trump's Indefinite Family Detention Is Cruel -- Just Ask Japanese Americans

Many Japanese Americans, including members of my family, have worked to preserve the lessons of U.S. concentration camps.
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Randall Park Tells Story Of Japanese-American Hero Frank Emi On 'Drunk History'

Frank Emi led a resistance movement at Heart Mountain, a camp where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
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Ryan Zinke Defends ‘Konnichiwa’ Comment By Saying He Has ‘Japanese Friends’

FYI, this is not an excuse. 🙄
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Asian-American Lawmakers And Activists Skewer Ryan Zinke For 'Konnichiwa' Comment

"What you thought was a clever response to @RepHanabusa was flippant & juvenile."
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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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