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Weaving together history and fiction, this novel brings to light the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated on U.S. soil during WWII, delving into the two questions that stirred division and shaped the future of families.
In February 1942, shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing the secretary of war to remove 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast and corral them into inland concentration camps. To be considered for release, they were required to answer the so-called loyalty questionnaire. Question 27 asked the inmates—who had been imprisoned without cause by the US military—whether they were willing to serve in combat for ...
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Questions 27 & 28 by Karen Tei Yamashita blends history and fiction to bring to light the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated on U.S. soil during WWII, delving into the two questions that stirred division and shaped the future of families. Karen joins us to talk about archival research, storytelling, Jane Austen and more with host Miwa Messer.
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