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Order 9066

Order 9066

By: APM Reports & The Smithsonian
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Order 9066 chronicles the history of the WWII Japanese American Incarceration through vivid, first-person accounts of those who lived through it. The series explores how this shocking violation of American democracy came to pass, and its legacy in the present.Copyright 2024 Minnesota Public Radio Social Sciences
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  • Preview: Order 9066
    Feb 12 2018
    First episode: Monday, Feb. 19.
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    4 mins
  • Chapter 1: The Roundup
    Feb 19 2018
    Japanese warplanes bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Hours later, the FBI began rounding up people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. This episode explores the history of anti-Asian prejudice in the United States that laid the groundwork for an assault on Japanese American communities after Pearl Harbor. Narrated by veteran actor Sab Shimono.
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    21 mins
  • Sab Shimono Remembers 'Camp'
    Feb 26 2018
    Order 9066 co-host Sab Shimono's family was incarcerated during WWII. He shares childhood memories of living behind barbed wire.
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    16 mins
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