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Re:Camp that imprisoned 7000 Japanese Americans could become... by compiler-guy on Monday February 21, 2022 @07:08PM (#30422465)
There were thousands imprisoned and it is likely that a few were—amongst so many people, there are bound to be one or two.

However, the vast majority of them were not security threats. The vast majority were patriotic, good citizens, abruptly ordered from their homes and businesses without recourse or future justice. A travesty of American values.

Some young men interred left the camps to fight for the US and returned and were interred again.

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Re:Camp that imprisoned 7000 Japanese Americans could become... by aaaaaaaaata on Monday February 21, 2022 @08:30PM (#30423039)
Link?

Would love to hear their stories, wow.

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Re:Camp that imprisoned 7000 Japanese Americans could become... by nataz on Monday February 21, 2022 @11:13PM (#30423911)
Recommend reading about the Japanese American combat battalion. One of the most decorated units in the history of the US military (including 4,000 purple hearts), and earned while many of their families were unjustly detained in US internment camps.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_(Uni...

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Re:Camp that imprisoned 7000 Japanese Americans could become... by compiler-guy on Monday February 21, 2022 @10:42PM (#30423770)
Here are a few.

https://www.history.com/news/442nd-regiment-combat-japanese-...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese-American_service_in...

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimen...

If you get a chance to visit one of these camps, it is worth it. Very sobering.

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