Music in Japanese American Concentration Camps
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i on 7 December 1941 triggered war between Japan and the U.S. The event forced people of Japanese ancestry living in the U.S. into a difficult situation. Not only Japanese nationals, but also their children born and raised in the U.S. suddenly became the...
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Témoigner. Entre histoire et mémoire
2021
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i on 7 December 1941 triggered war between Japan and the U.S. The event forced people of Japanese ancestry living in the U.S. into a difficult situation. Not only Japanese nationals, but also their children born and raised in the U.S. suddenly became the target of suspicion, fear, and hostility. Responding to calls for the removal of “enemy aliens”, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 in 1942, authorizing the incarceration of a total of... |
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