Interviews
Past ties to present situation in Middle East
The government interpreted whatever they saw of the Japanese Americans, in terms of their framework, which allowed them to put us into camp and taking away our civil rights. And, I find certain echoes of this in the current situation in the Middle East, which makes me very uncomfortable.
Date: January 7, 2004
Location: California, US
Interviewer: Art Hansen
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum.
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