2015 Asian America in Review: Top 10 AANHPI Stories You Might Have Missed
As the year winds down to a close, these are the top ten political stories that had a major impact…
Tag: Japanese American incarceration
We Cannot Remember a Day of Infamy While Forgetting its Racist Aftermath
Today marks the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbour, which left nearly 2,500 Americans dead and more than…
Roanoke Mayor Apologizes for Comments Justifying Japanese American Incarceration
Just two days after his absurd statement — wherein he justified turning away of Syrian refugees with the reasoning that…
Mayor Justifies Turning Away Syrian Refugees By Citing Japanese American Incarceration
(H/T: Snoopy) Roanoke mayor David A. Bowers, a Democrat who is now in his fourth term in office, joined the growing…
“Allegiance” Gives Voice and Life to Japanese American History
This year marks the 70th year of the closing of the World War II incarceration camps (JACL’s “Power of Words”)…
Wesley Clark Calls for Modern Day Incarceration Camps Styled After Those Used During WWII
Retired US Army General Wesley Clark — who ran unsuccessfully to represent the Democratic party in the 2004 presidential primaries…
Japanese American National Museum will Acquire Collection of Incarceration Artifacts | #StopRago
Last month, I blogged about a large collection of artifacts from Japanese American incarceration that was originally collected by folk…
Seller of Japanese American Incarceration Artifacts Revealed | #StopRago
Last week, New Jersey-based Rago Arts and Auction House came under fire with news that they had been consigned by…
Is Auction House Trying to Capitalize Off Japanese American Incarceration? | #StopRago
(H/T @carltakei) During the height of World War II, over a hundred thousand Japanese Americans were forcibly incarcerated in American…