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Questions 27 & 28 by Yamashita, Karen Tei, 1951-

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When:
June 5, 2026 ยท 7:52 PM
Where:
Fairfax County Public Library
Source:
Fairfax County Public Library

"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 th

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    Oakton, VA

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    Fairfax County Public Library

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