Researchers have compiled a list of more than 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in the United States as hostile aliens during World War Two.
About 500 people attended a ceremony to store the book of names at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The "Ireicho" book contains the names of all those who were held in 75 internment camps across the United States. Relatives helped to confirm the information in declassified government documents.
A 79-year-old man who was born in one of the camps says he is impressed that the names of all the incarcerated people are now in one place.
A professor at the University of Southern California, Duncan Williams, played a central role in compiling the book. He says persons of Japanese ancestry were targeted as if they were an undifferentiated mass of people who were disloyal and a threat to national security.
He says his group is trying to repair that history and to make sure such incidents do not happen again.
About 500 people attended a ceremony to store the book of names at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The "Ireicho" book contains the names of all those who were held in 75 internment camps across the United States. Relatives helped to confirm the information in declassified government documents.
A 79-year-old man who was born in one of the camps says he is impressed that the names of all the incarcerated people are now in one place.
A professor at the University of Southern California, Duncan Williams, played a central role in compiling the book. He says persons of Japanese ancestry were targeted as if they were an undifferentiated mass of people who were disloyal and a threat to national security.
He says his group is trying to repair that history and to make sure such incidents do not happen again.
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Summary
125,000 names of Japanese-ancestry individuals incarcerated as hostile aliens during WWII in the US compiled.
Ceremony held at Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles for storing the "Ireicho" book containing these names.
The book contains info from 75 internment camps, confirmed by
Ceremony held at Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles for storing the "Ireicho" book containing these names.
The book contains info from 75 internment camps, confirmed by
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220925_19/
Date: Sept. 25, 2022
Created: 2022/09/25 19:49
Updated: 2025/12/09 13:24
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