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'Preserving Amache': Japanese American returns to the WWII internment camp where she was once held
ABC News· 19 hours agoNearly 100,000 Japanese Americans were detained by the U.S. government during World War II, deemed...
Takei will keep telling his Japanese American story
The Bryan-College Station Eagle· 1 day ago"Star Trek" icon George Takei has a new picture book out for children ages called “My Lost Freedom," tackling the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese ...
'Star Trek' actor George Takei is determined to keep telling hisJapanese American story
Associated Press via AOL· 3 days agoThe incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, labeled enemies during World...
SF Japantown shops persevere despite 2-year construction and past setbacks
KTVU via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe Peace Plaza in San Francisco's historic Japantown is now in the midst of a major construction project, that will pose a challenge to businesses that remain open even as the renovation closes the plaza for an estimated two years.
After Japanese American incarceration 80 years ago, 1 woman keeps her family's story alive
ABC News· 4 days agoThe obi, a fabric sash that's a common component to Japanese wedding outfits, was passed down for...
The Asian-American singer changing the world of opera - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoHere are edited excerpts from the conversation recorded at the Boston Lyric Opera’s creative studio...
Reclaim Sacramento Japantown dedicates new mural to ancestor’s lost history. Take a look
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBack in 1942, Japanese residents in the U.S. were evacuated and detained to internment camps during...
Historic monument names all Japanese American people incarcerated during World War II
ABC 10 Sacramento· 2 days ago“I think I was ashamed to be Japanese,” said Sachiko Louie, a longtime Sacramento resident. December...
Sacramento unveils mural celebrating Japantown’s heritage
KTXL via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe central piece is a Japanese cherry blossom tree. The artist behind the mural is Karen Tsugawa,...
Takei determined to tell his story
The Florence Times-Daily· 2 days agoTOKYO — The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, including children, labeled enemies during World War II is an historical experience that has...