Peter Manseau: July 4th Parade, Tule Lake Internment Camp, 1943.

July 4th Parade, Tule Lake Internment Camp, 1943.

https://densho.org/catalyst/doubly-strange-bewildering-day-celebrating-independence-day-behind-barbed-wire/

Just taking this opportunity to recommend Julie Otsuka's remarkable novel about life in the internment camps, When the Emperor was Divine. https://www.julieotsuka.com/copy-of-the-swimmers

Me and my kid read this a couple of years ago. https://images.app.goo.gl/WG9AKSraCZBa9Uwu8

Can’t even imagine what the United States as thinking in the 1940s. Tule Lake was one of the 10 camps operated by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) from May 27, 1942, to March 20, 1946. 110,000 Japanese-Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and communities and incarcerated.

Really? Bc I’m not sure there’s a huge difference. It just went dark for a while and now it’s rearing it’s ugly, ugly head again.

Just read this today. Wow.

Damn.

Amazing image.

Just visited Manzanar last week. Truly a sad place.

Unbelievable! Even in forced detention, Japanese-Americans celebrated the 4th. I want to cry 😢

Ugh I feel shame

Shame can be a useful emotion. Part of loving our country is knowing when and how our country did wrong, so that we can resolve not to repeat the mistakes.

incredibly sad.

oof

See our future.

Rude

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