Today is the 75th anniversary of the executive order that FDR signed that led to the internment of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry.
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CA had two internment camps, including Manzanar, where more than 2/3 of the people interned there were American citizens by birth.
Many of these Japanese-Americans lost their homes, businesses, and possessions while they were detained because of this executive order.
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It is vital that we all reflect on the lessons from the past so we don’t repeat the same mistakes in the future.http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/75th-Anniversary-of-Japanese-Internment-Invokes-Memories-Parallels-414111433.html …
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Ms. Harris: It is vital our elected leaders stand for us so that we don't recreate horrors from the past.
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I wish CONGRESS would Spend Time Finding out if TRUMP WON This Election? Was Carter Page in Janesville WI in September? ?????
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heartbreaking and disturbing! Innocent lives were destroyed by this order.
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Walking history in Little Tokyo: http://articles.latimes.com/1996-08-09/local/me-32692_1_japanese-american-history …
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and faced discrimination in employment and housing upon return, Senator Scoop Jackson a major agitator for it
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You are representing me well. Thank you.
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Many kids of this generation don't remember that Asians were jailed in the 50s in San Francisco
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