Chapter 8: Seeking Redress
Chapter 8: Seeking Redress
Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War Two demand that the federal government take account of their suffering ... Read more
2 Jul 2018
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34mins
Chapter 7: Leaving Camp
Chapter 7: Leaving Camp
At the end of 1944, the U.S. government lifted the order barring people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. Many p... Read more
25 Jun 2018
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32mins
Childhood at Heart Mountain
Childhood at Heart Mountain
Two men who were imprisoned at Heart Mountain as boys remember their time in camp and how the experience shaped them as ... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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15mins
Chapter 6: Resistance
Chapter 6: Resistance
The Japanese Americans who protested their incarceration and defied the pressure to prove their patriotism.
11 Jun 2018
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36mins
Objects of Incarceration
Objects of Incarceration
A handmade pin tells an improbable love story from camp.
4 Jun 2018
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10mins
Chapter 5: Fighting for Freedom
Chapter 5: Fighting for Freedom
More than 33,000 Japanese American men and women served in World War II. They fought as soldiers in Europe, and as trans... Read more
28 May 2018
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34mins
Chapter 4: Gaman - Making Do
Chapter 4: Gaman - Making Do
It was a time to persevere in the face of the unendurable, and to do so with dignity. The Japanese term for that is Gama... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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29mins
Music on Heart Mountain
Music on Heart Mountain
Kishi Bashi, the renowned alt-rock musician, has been improvising music in places connected to the Japanese American inc... Read more
26 Mar 2018
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12mins
Chapter 3: Prison Cities
Chapter 3: Prison Cities
In the first months of incarceration, Japanese Americans were hit with the humiliating conditions of camp life. The U.S.... Read more
19 Mar 2018
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25mins
Songs of Incarceration
Songs of Incarceration
Musicians Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama perform songs about the incarceration in a former barrack at Heart Mountain in... Read more
12 Mar 2018
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17mins