From the Denver Post: Five Americans of Japanese descent who were forcibly removed from their homes 71 years ago and sent to live in internment camps shared their stories during the annual Day of Remembrance at the History Colorado Center.
"They looked at us as if we had no allegiance to real Americans — it was in our blood; never mind if we were American citizens by birth," said Rose Tanaka, who was sent to the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California at the age of 15. "All of a sudden, I felt the hatred from other Americans against us."
The event — hosted by the Mile High chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) — was held near the anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942, which paved the way for the mass imprisonment.
Camp Amache, located about a mile west of Granada, was one of the 10 internment camps.
When more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans were forced out of their homes, they had to leave behind nearly everything.
"We were told to leave our homes, farms and businesses. You couldn't bring a bunch with you," said Bob Fuchigami, who lived at Camp Amache.
Read more: Japanese-Americans share stories of World War II internment - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_22660740/japanese-americans-share-stories-world-war-ii-internment#ixzz2Ltu1wHW5
Americans need to know that the Democratic party has done a lot of bad things in America. Interred hundred of thousands of innocent Japanese-Americans, plus fought against desegregation, against voting rights for Blacks and other American atrocities. And it continues with things like ObamaCare.
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