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University preparing for Japanese internment camp project

Haha! Who says We JAs aren't funny! Or is that my mother calling?

A list of 122 things that JAs understand and use for humor.are

Journey to Democracy, Learning from the Japanese-American Experience

Article in relation to an exhibt at the Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery titled Gaman: Pacific Northwest Japanese American Artists. Includes a summary of JA art development post-WWII

Last survivor of 1944 riot recalls racial tensions at base

Italian POWs based in Seattle were attacked by black soliders whose living conditions were better than theirs. One Italian was killed and 43 soliders court-martialed. Includes interview with last surviving court martialed black solider.

Greetings from Brazil

Government treatment of Muslims amounts to persecution, some say

Muslims speak out against raids and "reverse terrorism" against Muslim Americans after 9/11.

Sen. Daniel Inouye keynote speaker at May 5 Civil Liberties Celebration

Liberties protect the patriots, too

The author argues the US government and citizens need to protext the rights of those detained since 9/11.

Sad chapter from 1940s revisited

Japanese American Fishing Village Monument to be Dedicated