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Ugly History: Japanese American incarceration camps - Densho

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On December 7, 1941, 16 year-old Aki Kurose shared in the horror of millions of Americans when Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor. Unbeknownst to her, this shared experience would soon leave her family and over 120,000 Japanese Americans alienated from their country, both socially and physically. Densho explores the racism and paranoia that led to the unjust internment of Japanese Americans.

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In May 1942, Aki Kurose and 7,000 other Japanese Americans were removed from their Seattle homes and sent to live in converted stables and barracks at a makeshift detention center at the Puyallup Fairgrounds.

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  • Educator Densho
  • Director Lizete Upīte
  • Narrator Addison Anderson
  • Sound Designer Ģirts Bišs
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
  • Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
  • Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
  • Script Editor Alex Gendler
  • Fact-Checker Eden Girma

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