I wonder if the Democrats will give back all the land taken from the Japanese-Americans while they were in the camps?
I wonder if the Democrats will give back all the land taken from the Japanese-Americans while they were in the camps?
My father’s family lost their farm, possessions, and German shepherd in Marysville CA in 1942 due to internment. The only thing that got back was the dog and 10 cents on the dollar in 1948.
My mother’s family lost their farming land in Compton CA (not sure if they owned or leased it). The government also seized my grandparents’ bank accounts and didn’t return it until 1976, without interest.
And my maternal grandfather was arrested by the FBI in December 1941 and held in North Dakota for a year but never charged with a crime. The FBI must have found out that someone who could barely read or write in either Japanese or English don’t make good spies. He never asked for compensation.