The astonishing story of Japanese American artist Jimmy Mirikitani, imprisoned in an internment camp after Pearl Harbor, homeless in NYC on 9/11, taken in by documentary film maker Linda Hattendorf. Article in Bomb Magazine.
posted on Jun 30, 2007 - View this thread

R.I.P. Fred Korematsu Fred Korematsu, who unsuccessfully fought Japanese American internment camps during World War II before finally winning in court nearly four decades later, has died. He was 86. Seattle Times...New York Times (reg. req'd)
posted on Apr 1, 2005 - View this thread

Striking, panoramic photo collages of the ruins of U.S. and Canadian concentration camps used to isolate Japanese-Americans during WWII. Masumi Hayashi's rich site also features documents, personal stories and Shockwave interview clips, a discussion board and data on each camp. And, yes, this post was inspired by U.S. Congressman Howard Coble's recent comment.
posted on Feb 6, 2003 - View this thread

Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens and resident Japanese aliens were interned during World War II. Ansel Adams photographed the camp in 1943 and published a book the following year to publicize the loyalty of the internees. You can take a QuickTime VR virtual tour, tour the camp in 3D VRML (screenshots), or read the memoirs of a woman who was interned there.
posted on Aug 19, 2002 - View this thread