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12-Sep-2014 Neil Marcus

Manzanar Museum photo

Japanese of two generations, farmers and fishermen, were interned in camps for the entire length of World War Two. The animus of the Asian people in general was amplified by the attack on Pearl Harbor The government consensus was they would house spies for Japan.
As it turned out there were No spies for Japan and the younger men fought against Germany while their families were interned. Since they couldn't make payment or taxes on their property they lost it. Some minimal reimbursement came approximately 40 years later.
















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Raymond Ma27-Jan-2022 23:39
Wow, those were tough times. V
janescottcumming27-Jan-2022 12:50
Sometimes I can't stand people.
Nirvan Hope27-Jan-2022 01:57
A sad piece of history, and not so long ago.
Philip P27-Jan-2022 00:27
Lets hope racism can be extinguished forever!
Tom Beech26-Jan-2022 20:30
There are no words for this, and there are so many other horrid times in our past. .....and still
Jeff B.26-Jan-2022 20:25
Hard to imagine how recent this was.
Colin Storey26-Jan-2022 19:42
Shocking bit of history.
joseantonio26-Jan-2022 19:26
a sad episode in history.V
Walter Otto Koenig26-Jan-2022 17:44
Absolutely shameful.
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