Making the past personal
UCLA students study archival records to learn about the experiences of Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II.
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UCLA students study archival records to learn about the experiences of Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II.
Uprooted: The Incarceration of Japanese Americans chronicles the life and stories of thousands who were imprisoned during World II.
The U.S. orchestrated the racially motivated detention of 120,000 Japanese-Americans, of which almost two thirds were U.S. citizens.
FDR authorized the internment 80 years ago today.
A new bill signed Thursday designates Feb. 19 as an annual day of remembrance in Utah of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.