How to remember the Japanese incarceration, 80 years later
Akemi Leung knew her grandfather had been incarcerated at Heart Mountain in Wyoming during World War II. But he never spoke much about it. Only when she read and watched a video of his testimony at a congressional commission hearing did she learn more about what he suffered as one of more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry forced to leave their homes and live in concentration camps. "I just knew him to be a quiet person who liked to observe more than talk," Leung said. "Seeing the testimony helped illustrate how he was a leader."
Feb-19-2022, 13:00:50 GMT
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