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George Takei releases children’s book about his childhood in WWII camp
Actor and advocate George Takei has released a children’s book detailing his experience as a child in a World War II incarceration camp in A...
Bryan Ke
Entertainment
Banned George Takei ‘The Twilight Zone’ episode now available to stream
CBS made the decision to ban the episode following complaints from the Japanese American community as its broadcast coincided with the U.S. ...
Ryan General
Asian American History
Meet the Japanese American jailed for refusing to go to WWII incarceration camp
As the U.S. government rolled out an order to place all Japanese Americans and immigrants of Japanese descent to incarceration camps during ...
Government
Biden: Japanese American incarceration camps ‘one of the most shameful periods in American history’
In a recent statement, President Joe Biden called the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II “one of the most shameful peri...
Ana Yoo
Misc
The Truth Behind the ‘Iconic’ Image of Female Firefighters in Pearl Harbor
A photograph of four young women purportedly hosing a fire during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has appeared on several mainstream pub...
News
Meet the Badass Hawaiian Grandma Who Inspired American Girl’s Latest Doll
An 81-year-old grandmother from Hawaii has inspired the creation of American Girl’s latest doll called Nanea. Dorinda Makanaonalani N...
Civil Rights
Hawaii Representative Beth Fukumoto Receives Racist Hate Mail From Trump Supporter
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives Beth Fukumoto (D) received a racist letter from someone purporting to be from “La, Calif...
Heather Johnson Yu
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