Former World War II internees get honorary degrees Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
More than six decades after they were forced to leave college, some 450 Japanese-Americans interned during World War II have been awarded honorary degrees from the University of Washington
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Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames:
The internment of Japanese-Americans, the placement of Japanese-Americans in concentration camps is one of the worst moments in American history. That was a time of real, senseless, and racist Evil. That is an example of a true loss of civil liberties.
It wasn't until 1988 that Congress and Regan signed a bill apologizing and giving some sort of reparations to the surviving American prisoners.
Even Canada forced 10's of 1000's of their CITIZENS and forced them into concentration camps for the sin of being of Japanese descent.
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Posted: 3 months ago by DoggySpew:
« 2manyusernames:The internment of Japanese-Americans, the placement of Japanese-Americans in concentration camps is one of the worst moments in American history. That was a time of real, senseless, and racist Evil. That is an example of a true loss of civil liberties.
It wasn't until 1988 that Congress and Regan signed a bill apologizing and giving some sort of reparations to the surviving American prisoners.
Even Canada forced 10's of 1000's of their CITIZENS and forced them into concentration camps for the sin of being of Japanese descent. I think a couple o' minds would've be messed when they finally saw Germany's concentration camps.
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Posted: 3 months ago by DerAlt:
In retrospect it was an absolutely terrible thing to have done.
However, considering the paranoia of the time, right after the "sneak" attack on Pearl Harbor, (to use the common phrase of the era) it was understandable.
It was not right, but it was not an unusual reaction to anything Japanese at the time.
In the history of racism it's always the people that look/sound/act different enough so they can be singled out. Germans in America at that time were impossible to single out as a group.
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Posted: 3 months ago by tdiggity:
Good points by everyone. But at least now all of those who were imprisoned can finally have their college degrees and will be on an equal footing with the other 110 year olds who are searching for jobs.
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