The Legacy of Japanese Internment Lives on in Migrant Detention
One year after the Supreme Court dismissed "Korematsu," the Trump administration will begin detaining migrants in a camp where Japanese Americans were incarcerated.
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Japanese Americans Are Fighting to Preserve the Site of the Tule Lake Wartime Internment
The battle to commemorate Japanese-American incarceration in northern California comes as Congress is set to deliberate whether to continue to fund such sites nationwide.
Japanese Americans’ Fight for Post-Internment Reparations Offers a Blueprint for Tackling Inequality in the Trump Era
Three decades after their movement garnered a government apology for their wartime incarceration, Japanese-American community leaders are still battling for civil liberties for all Americans.
PS Picks: Echoes of History in ‘Heart Mountain’
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
How an Airport Fence Has Sparked a Debate Over Honoring Victims of Japanese Internment
In Tulelake, California, a municipal airport was built on the site of a former internment camp, and now it is at the center of a serious debate over preserving the historical significance of the land.
‘No One Else Was Greeted in Their Ancestral Language’: Ryan Zinke’s Misguided Japanese Greeting
Zinke's Japanese-language gaffe shows his true colors when it comes to who can truly be considered American.
The Supreme Court’s Missed Opportunity to Undo the Long Legacy of Its Korematsu Decision
Bad jurisprudence, like history, tends to repeat itself.