Portland exhibit honors Bob Shimabukuro, activist for Northwest's Japanese American redress movement
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The way USA citizens of Japanese descent were treated was shameful. Check out podcast Order 9066 for some truly heartbreaking stories. It's only eight eps. Made me cry.
I read a book about interned Japanese-American boys who fought for the U.S. in Europe against the Nazis. Fascinating read