Kristen Hayashi

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They liberate a concentration camp while their families were incarcerated behind barbed wire as well.

They liberate a concentration camp while their families were incarcerated behind barbed wire as well.

They liberate a concentration camp while their families were incarcerated behind barbed wire as well.

Oh my God. The war has been won. Japan is occupied by American forces and governed by America for years afterwards. How do Japanese Americans return to any kind of normalcy now in this country that has been through this whole thing? And how do they feel about Japan?

Oh my God. The war has been won. Japan is occupied by American forces and governed by America for years afterwards. How do Japanese Americans return to any kind of normalcy now in this country that has been through this whole thing? And how do they feel about Japan?

Oh my God. The war has been won. Japan is occupied by American forces and governed by America for years afterwards. How do Japanese Americans return to any kind of normalcy now in this country that has been through this whole thing? And how do they feel about Japan?

You know, I think that this time period is so important and we don't talk about it enough. You know, I think there's so much scholarship on the incarceration itself. And then it skips over 20 years to like the civil rights movement and then to redress all important topics. But no one talks enough about what it took for Japanese Americans to restart their lives and just how difficult it was.

You know, I think that this time period is so important and we don't talk about it enough. You know, I think there's so much scholarship on the incarceration itself. And then it skips over 20 years to like the civil rights movement and then to redress all important topics. But no one talks enough about what it took for Japanese Americans to restart their lives and just how difficult it was.

You know, I think that this time period is so important and we don't talk about it enough. You know, I think there's so much scholarship on the incarceration itself. And then it skips over 20 years to like the civil rights movement and then to redress all important topics. But no one talks enough about what it took for Japanese Americans to restart their lives and just how difficult it was.

So they're returning to the same hostile social climate that existed before World War II. Just because the United States was victorious in the war didn't mean that that prejudice and racism just magically disappeared. Issei still aren't citizens until 1952. In some cases, their assets were frozen. But the idea or this concept of the camps during World War II, the U.S.

So they're returning to the same hostile social climate that existed before World War II. Just because the United States was victorious in the war didn't mean that that prejudice and racism just magically disappeared. Issei still aren't citizens until 1952. In some cases, their assets were frozen. But the idea or this concept of the camps during World War II, the U.S.

So they're returning to the same hostile social climate that existed before World War II. Just because the United States was victorious in the war didn't mean that that prejudice and racism just magically disappeared. Issei still aren't citizens until 1952. In some cases, their assets were frozen. But the idea or this concept of the camps during World War II, the U.S.

government never meant for them to be permanent camps. The idea was that they were trying to move the concentration of the population away from the West Coast and then disperse it widely across the United States. So as soon as someone could prove their loyalty, they had proof of employment and housing, they were able to leave. But they couldn't return to the West Coast until January 2nd, 1945.

government never meant for them to be permanent camps. The idea was that they were trying to move the concentration of the population away from the West Coast and then disperse it widely across the United States. So as soon as someone could prove their loyalty, they had proof of employment and housing, they were able to leave. But they couldn't return to the West Coast until January 2nd, 1945.

government never meant for them to be permanent camps. The idea was that they were trying to move the concentration of the population away from the West Coast and then disperse it widely across the United States. So as soon as someone could prove their loyalty, they had proof of employment and housing, they were able to leave. But they couldn't return to the West Coast until January 2nd, 1945.

So they had to go either to the Midwest or East Coast. So those who, you know, especially were younger, maybe had acceptance to a university or were able to find employment much easier, were able to leave relatively early.

So they had to go either to the Midwest or East Coast. So those who, you know, especially were younger, maybe had acceptance to a university or were able to find employment much easier, were able to leave relatively early.

So they had to go either to the Midwest or East Coast. So those who, you know, especially were younger, maybe had acceptance to a university or were able to find employment much easier, were able to leave relatively early.