Complete list of Japanese interned by US during WWII unveiled in Los Angeles
In 1942, the U.S. began sending Japanese Americans to internment camps. The decision was a reaction to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
Now, 80 years later, a team of researchers has put together a comprehensive list of more than 120,000 of the internees. The team was led by Duncan Ryuken Williams, a professor at the University of Southern California. The list covers 125,284 people held in 75 locations.
Around 200 people, including former internees, attended the unveiling ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Sept. 28.
“I was relieved that my name was there,” said Kanji Sahara, an 88-year-old former internee who attended the ceremony. He was put in wartime facilities as a young boy.
He said it is important to learn from the past to make sure “we don’t repeat history.” (Kyodo)
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