Japanese american

The defining moment for many Japanese Americans of my parents' generation was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The dominoes of that event continue to fall to this day. My mother, born Helen Kaneichi, is one of those dominoes. I believe she was forever scarred by that event.

Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski Miyawaki shares insights on her music, astrology, touring with Lorde, and telling stories in tumultuous times.

[...] yet, after Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 hastened the United States' entry into World War II, Sakai was effectively no longer a U.S. citizen. That thousands of Japanese Americans, many of whom were imprisoned along with their families in internment camps, voluntarily joined the U.S. Army and fought for the Allies in World War II is astounding to many. The 442nd Infantry Regiment - along with an offshoot, the 100th Infantry Battalion - holds the distinction of being the most…

The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service.

Asian-American women reflect on Claudia Kishi, the Japanese-American member of 'The Baby-Sitters Club' 30 years after the release of the series.

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Revealing photographs of life at Manzanar, America's internment camp for Japanese Americans.

Gold Star father Khizr Khan joins Seattle event marking WWII order sending Japanese Americans to internment camps | The Seattle Times

The evolution of Japanese Buddhism in America

The euphemistically named Manzanar Children's Village was a prison specifically for orphaned Japanese American children during WWII.