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National Park Service to host teacher workshop with the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS)
February 2, 2023 · Source: National Park Service
During World War II, the federal government forcibly removed people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast and imprisoned them in American concentration camps. A little-known part of their story is that the War Relocation Authority (WRA) expected them to grow food to feed themselves, contribute to the war effort, and make barren lands flourish under the most difficult of circumstances. How did the incarcerees grapple with these demands?
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