The Japanese American Experience of the World War II Era
An exploration of Executive Order 9066 and the resulting internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the failure of political leadership to protect constitutional rights, the military experience of Japanese Americans during WWII, and examples of discrimination and racial prejudice the Japanese American community faced before, during and after the war.
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S1 Ep4 | 6m 40s | How did people respond to their neighbors being incarcerated? (6m 40s)
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S1 Ep5 | 7m 22s | Under difficult condition the internees tried to make life as normal as possible. (7m 22s)
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S1 Ep3 | 6m 12s | How Japanese Americans expressed their patriotism and loyalty (6m 12s)
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S1 Ep1 | 8m 1s | Overview of the Japanese American’s mass incarceration during WWII. (8m 1s)
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S1 Ep2 | 6m 40s | Life in the non-evacuation military zones, using Spokane as the primary focus (6m 40s)
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