We are in a dense Ponderosa pine forest at 8000 feet in a forest service campground with no hookups. On the drive here we visited one of the WW II Japanese internment camps that housed some of the 100s of thousands of Japanese Americans that were wrongfully removed from their homes after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It's a very sad chapter in our history that was fueled by fear, racism, and war hysteria. This camp housed 10,000 Japanese Americans for over 2 years. They did their best to make the place livable. They built gardens and playing fields. Not one of those people was ever suspected or convicted of any crime against this country. When Reagan was president he apologized on our behalf and signed a bill giving $20,000 in reparations to any survivors.
Yes, this was a sad part of our history
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