What does the history of Japanese internment teach us about the complexities of American identity and the struggle for civil rights for all?

From doctors to janitors, there was a job for nearly everyone. Each camp had its own hospital, police department, and fire department. May 1, 2018 ... Virtually all Japanese, by birth or ancestry, were rounded up with scant warning and sent to ten internment camps far from the coast. Age, sex, ... Feb 18, 2022 ... ... Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated at internment camps across the United States, of whom 7000 men, women, and children were ... In April 1942, the Japanese army forced over 70,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war to make an arduous march. In the burning sun, they were made to ... Oct 29, 2009 ... From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in ... Aug 14, 2023 ... 98% of Australia's Japanese population were sent to internment camps during the second world war. Feb 19, 2018 ... Many vegetables were grown right at the campsite, and we ate lots of cabbage. Ice cream and treats like that were available at the co-op, but we ... The proceeds were used to pay the costs of detaining Japanese Canadians. An internment camp for Japanese Canadians in British Columbia, 1945. Dec 20, 2007 ... After Pearl Harbor, about 120000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in federal camps. Internment changed the ... May 12, 2021 ... College-aged Japanese American students were allowed to leave World War II internment camps to be enrolled at Park College in 1942.