Susan Kamei -lawyer, author and professor- shares the context of the Incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans in WWII by sharing the Japanese experience in the mainland US before Pearl Harbor: the successes they had, the racism they faced, and the government policies that backed up that racism, long before the war began.Follow us @HistoryForTheReckoning on Instagram and Substack to find our show notes (plus behind-the-scenes) and to reach out to us with questions or comments.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/HistoryForTheReckoning">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Susan Kamei -lawyer, author and professor- shares the context of the Incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans in WWII by sharing the Japanese experience in the mainland US before Pearl Harbor: the successes they had, the racism they faced, and the government policies that backed up that racism, long before the war began.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us @HistoryForTheReckoning on Instagram and Substack to find our show notes (plus behind-the-scenes) and to reach out to us with questions or comments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/HistoryForTheReckoning"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Susan Kamei -lawyer, author and professor- shares the context of the Incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans in WWII by sharing the Japanese experience in the mainland US before Pearl Harbor: the successes they had, the racism they faced, and the government policies that backed up that racism, long before the war began. Follow us @HistoryForTheReckoning on Instagram and Substack to find our show notes (plus behind-the-scenes) and to reach out to us with questions or comments. Support...

History for the Reckoning

Ep1 - Pre-WWII Japanese American Experience with Susan Kamei - 'Could not become citizens'

Ep1 - Pre-WWII Japanese American Experience with Susan Kamei - 'Could not become citizens'

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