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December 7th, 1941 was forever branded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the "day which will live in infamy," for the Japanese attack on American forces at…
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Taiko drumming and swing music are not frequently mentioned in the same sentence. So here's a new sentence: San Jose Taiko and the Humboldt State…
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Governments are not fond of admitting mistakes, you might have noticed. It often takes a while, as it did with the federal government and the decision to…
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They were doing the same things as other Americans, working, playing, raising families. Until the attack on Pearl Harbor. Then, suddenly, they were not…
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The shipping of Japanese-Americans to prison camps during World War II is not one of the prouder episodes in American history. But it is a well-documented…
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A major story in American history took place in the Klamath Basin, and it will be acknowledged more prominently in the future. The only question is HOW…
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The discussion of the plans for the places that once held Japanese-American internment camps prompts a revisit with an earlier guest. Precious Yamaguchi…
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Precious Yamaguchi heard the term "camp" a lot growing up in a Japanese American household. It wasn't until she was a little older that her parents and…
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Minoru Yasui is no longer with us, but he is well-remembered as the 100th anniversary of his birth approaches. Yasui was a native Oregonian, born in Hood…
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Angel Island in San Francisco Bay served as something like a West Coast version of Ellis Island: an entry port for immigrants. Its past is also a shade…
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Much of World War II took place half a world away from where we live. But then... the recent anniversary of the people killed by a balloon bombing in Bly,…
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When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, everything changed for Masuo Yasui, his wife, Shidzuyo, and their seven children. Leader of the Japanese…