Maleeha Syed
Maleeha Syed reports on the various communities that make up Washington, writing with a focus on equity. She previously reported on a similar beat for the Burlington Free Press in Vermont. Find her on Twitter @MaleehaSyed89 and email at maleeha.syed@crosscut.com.
Updated March 2022
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Life in incarceration: Japanese Americans in WA reflect on WWII
March 30, 2022 • Maleeha Syed
March marks 80 years since the U.S. issued an exclusion order that forced Japanese Americans from their Bainbridge Island homes. Today, Washingtonians look back on that time. The United States uprooted hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II. Eight decades later, the scars remain for Washingtonians whose families lived through it. Feb. 19 marked the 80th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans in camps during World …
