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6. I grew up in Chicago too, and one of my classmates was a Japanese boy.

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 12:13 PM

Jan 8

I learned about the Japanese community in Chicago when I was researching in preparation for a class I teach on the Homefront in WWII.

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Dorothea Lange photographs of Japanese internment camps [View all] Beringia Jan 6 OP

Interesting. My dad was a submariner Beringia Jan 6 #3

Most of the people who were interned were born in the USA. hedda_foil Jan 6 #2

Thanks for sharing. I grew up in Chicago Beringia Jan 6 #4