TheConversationUS , 1 month ago to histodons group In 1942, Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps because of hyped up fears of ‘disloyalty’. In 1944, thousands of young Japanese American men were drafted out of those camps and sent to fight for democracy. Despite this, they fought gallantly, earning more than 14,000 medals. Then veterans faced more prejudice when they returned home https://theconversation.com/japanese-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii-fought-the-axis-abroad-and-racial-prejudice-at-home-158512 #News #AAPIHeritageMonth #history @histodons
In 1942, Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps because of hyped up fears of ‘disloyalty’. In 1944, thousands of young Japanese American men were drafted out of those camps and sent to fight for democracy. Despite this, they fought gallantly, earning more than 14,000 medals. Then veterans faced more prejudice when they returned home https://theconversation.com/japanese-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii-fought-the-axis-abroad-and-racial-prejudice-at-home-158512 #News #AAPIHeritageMonth #history @histodons
peihuaku , 1 month ago @TheConversationUS @histodons @geographile How Hawaii’s Japanese Population Was Spared Internment During World War II https://time.com/5802127/hawaii-internment-order/ Sometimes it is not the path history takes but the one not taken that teaches the most important and enduring lessons.
@TheConversationUS @histodons @geographile How Hawaii’s Japanese Population Was Spared Internment During World War II https://time.com/5802127/hawaii-internment-order/ Sometimes it is not the path history takes but the one not taken that teaches the most important and enduring lessons.