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Author: Charity Harrod
Interviewer: Haydn Stevens
During the years of World War 2, racism towards Japanese in America came to a head. Japanese in the country had experienced racism since their immigration to the west coast and Hawaii. This manifested in the Alien Exclusion Acts, land laws, and anti-Asiatic laws passed starting in the early 1900s. This interview discusses the trials Japanese experienced in the country of the “free” during the years of 1900 and 1945. Arguably the worst case of racism was seen in the interment camps Japanese were forced to relocate to after President Roosevelt issued the Executive Order 9066.