AAPI individuals have played important roles in shaping the history and culture of Washington State, from the early Chinese immigrants who helped build the railroads to the Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II.

Source: https://thesubtimes.com/2023/04/29/apcc-celebrates-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/

He wants future generations to be able to visit this treasured site for Japanese Americans.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/12/09/hawaii-news/japanese-incarceration-camp-survivors-fight-wind-farm/

Japanese Americans incarcerated in internment camps during World War II received a formal apology from President Ronald Reagan and $20,000 for each survivor of the camps, via the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/06/15/opinion/opinion-contributor/tax-the-wealthy-to-pay-for-reparations-for-black-americans/

The main concern of most Japanese Americans is the visually distracting effect of the turning turbines on the isolation of the Minidoka NHS, central to conveying the nature of the WWII incarceration experience.

Source: https://napost.com/2023/voices4_0310/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=voices4_0310