Today in Labor History June 2, 1945: World War II: The segregated, all-Nisei U.S. 522nd Field Artillery Battalion stopped a death march from Dachau to the Austrian border. As a result, they saved several hundred prisoners. Ironically (and criminally), back in the states, most Nisei (Japanese-Americans) were living in concentration camps.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #WorldWarTwo #concentrationcamps #dachau #antisemitism #AntiAsianHate #racism #fascism #nazis #nisei
7.3: They Sent Us to Camp: My Family's Experience of Internment During WWII
If you meet a Japanese American, it’s also a pretty good bet, they probably won’t spontaneously start talking about what they or their family went through, how they feel about it, and how they or their family recovered from the ordeal.
I (Christina) wanted to rectify that by sitting down with my old friend Chie Furuya, whose parents (as tiny children), grandparents, and other family members were “sent to camp”, to ask her about it. The answers and stories she had for me were both fascinating and unexpectedly heartening. Her people are a resilient, cheerful people and I feel like there are life lessons for all of us here, in terms of withstanding and recovering from severe injustice (and coming out on top).
Ariel’s addition to this episode description is to point out that Japanese internment occurred in Canada in the early 20th century as well. We (by which she means Canada, or perhaps so-called Canada, as she likes to call it) aren't some bastion of anti-racism and tolerant plurality (if we ever were). Check out our blog post for links for further edification if you are interested or want to know more about the Canadian side of the story.
#episode #season7 #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #InterviewPodcast #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate #JapaneseAmericans #Nisei #Sansei #Internment #WorldWar2 #JapaneseAmericanInternmentCamps #xenophobia #politicalXenophobia #USpol #USpolitics #AmericanPolitics #History #Histodons #Racism #RacialTension #AssumptionOfGuilt #JailingAmericans #Citizenship
442nd Regimental Combat Team webpage partially restored after public outcry
#Nisei #TrumpIsANazi #USPol #auspol
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/442nd-regimental-combat-team-webpage/
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated unit consisting of Japanese Americans during World War II, is the U.S. military's most decorated unit, including 21 Medal of Honor recipients.
History of the #Nisei ‘Go For Broke’ WWII unit #removed from #Army #website
The history of the 442nd #RegimentalCombatTeam has been removed from the U.S. Army’s official website.
The 442nd, combined with the 100th Infantry Battalion, remains the #most #decorated #combat #unit in #history for its size and length of service. The World War II unit was made up mostly of second generation #JapaneseAmericans.
#USPol #TrumpIsANazi #auspol #WhiteWashingHistory
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/03/14/history-nisei-go-broke-wwii-unit-removed-army-website/
On February 1943, President #Roosevelt signed an #ExecutiveOrder that created the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
It was a #Nisei unit, of #Japanese #American #volunteers recruited from U.S. #internment #camps.
“The principle on which this country was founded & by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind & heart; Americanism is not, & never was, a matter of race or ancestry.” - Roosevelt
(Nisei were treated poorly by their country despite this. #WW2)
Oregon Historical Society recently completed a digitization and translation project on papers from a Japanese-American family. It's a fascinating collection covering Japanese life in Oregon, the horror of internment, recovery, and resilience.
The linked project page connects to both the business and family papers. The translation process was complex (pre-WWII script!) and it's wonderful to see the results. Check it out!
Today in Labor History June 2, 1945: World War II: The segregated, all-Nisei U.S. 522nd Field Artillery Battalion stopped a death march from Dachau to the Austrian border. As a result, they saved several hundred prisoners. Ironically (and criminally), back in the states, most Nisei (Japanese-Americans) were living in concentration camps.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #WorldWarTwo #concentrationcamps #dachau #antisemitism #AntiAsianHate #racism #fascism #nazis #nisei
My Memories…, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California
https://welchwrite.com/blog/2024/05/11/my-memories-little-tokyo-los-angeles-california-photography/
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/694979495191736111
#losangeles #littletokyo #japanese #nisei #california #art #installation #memory #memories #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite
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