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Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn't Find His “Sixteen Candles” Role Long Duk Dong Offensive at the Time...
People via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe Japanese-American actor, who was born and raised in Utah, says he was just thrilled to see they...
Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis abroad and racial prejudice at home
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFor AAPI History Month: Young Japanese American men who were incarcerated because they were presumed...
This year’s pilgrimage to the Utah site where thousands of Japanese Americans were incarcerated had...
The Salt Lake Tribune· 1 day ago“She was born in Topaz,” Hernandez said Friday. Hernandez and her daughter, Yoshino Jasso — who was...
Jailed students, a canceled commencement, angry parents: USC’s Carol Folt takes on critics
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoTo dozens of Japanese American ex-students unjustly incarcerated during World War II, then later...
The Public Finally Has Access to an Accurate List of Japanese Americans Detained During World War II
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoAfter the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States’ government incarcerated more than...
Little Tokyo named one of America's most endangered places by preservation group
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMichael Okamura, a volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum, gives a tour of 1st Street in...
Facing development and decay, endangered US sites hope national honor can aid revival
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTo the casual visitor, Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district might appear to be the thriving, downtown...
Survivor shares story of WWII Japanese-American internment camp
The Bryan-College Station Eagle· 2 days agoIn 1942, Sam Mihara, a U.S.-born citizen, was just 9 years old when he and his family were forced to...
'Courage and Compassion: Our Shared Story of the Japanese American World War II Experience'
KTVB Boise· 6 days agoNew exhibit at The Idaho State Museum is hosting a grand opening on May 4 with crafts, talks,...
Cousins seek family history after report on NorCal Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
CBS News· 4 days agoIshikawa, "We are trying to piece together bits and piece of what we know." Peggy and Candice...