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Hiroshima bombing 80 years ago continues to impact Chicago’s Japanese Americans
The U.S. used the first-ever atomic weapon of war on August 6, 1945. The effects are still being felt around the world, including in Chicago.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
As a 7-year-old boy in Hiroshima, Howard Kakita was hoping to catch the vapor trail of a B-29 bomber. A sudden blast knocked him out.
Was dropping atomic bombs on Japan justified? 80 years later, views have changed
American public opinion toward the atomic bombing of Japan has changed significantly over time. The latest poll from the Pew Research Center reveals that less than half of Americans currently view the bombings as justified, marking a notable drop from earlier years.
On This Day, Aug. 6: U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
In 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later an atomic bomb hit Nagasaki and Japan soon surrendered, ending World War II. In 1965, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law.
‘This can’t happen again’: NC farm boy dropped atomic bomb on Japan 80 years ago
Bombardier Tom Ferebee talked with The Charlotte Observer for the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
80 Years Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings: Lesser Known Facts About Ground Zero
It's been exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time. The bombing of the western Japanese city of Hiroshima, followed by the bombing of Nagasaki three days later, led to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II.
80 years after WWII’s end, US treatment of Japanese Americans resonates across generations
Kyoko Oda is one of nine survivors of the U.S. government’s internment of Japanese Americans featured in “The Age of ...
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The sole Jewish-Japanese family in American WWII internment camps faced antisemitism
New book delves into how, fearing a fifth column following Pearl Harbor, the Roosevelt government incarcerated 120,000 on the ...
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Isotope test reveals WWII remains found on Okinawa are likely American
Japanese scientists using an improved method of analysis recently identified a third set of remains as likely those of an ...
Even Hiroshima’s Pacifist Cause Is Losing Believers
Hiroshima was bombed by the American military on Aug. 6, 1945, causing the deaths of about 140,000 residents by the end of ...
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After Japanese American incarceration 80 years ago, 1 woman ... - ABC News
In 1943, the War Relocation Authority distributed a questionnaire to Japanese Americans designed to identify these citizens' loyalty to the United States in wartime. Of significant impact was the ...
New exhibit highlights Japanese-Americans’ impact on Southern California’s car culture
A new exhibit, dubbed “Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community,” will explore the stories of the Japanese-American car community, featuring influential figures and everyday car ...
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Japanese Americans, supporters rally against Dublin detention center
Japanese Americans shared personal stories of WWII incarceration, warning against repeating history. Demonstrators opposed plans to convert the closed FCI Dublin prison into an ICE detention center.
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Behind barbed wire searching for Japanese Americans incarcerated during ...
Preface: Gambatte! -- In the name of security -- Toward armed soldiers -- Japanese Americans banished Summary "More than 110,000 ethnic Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes at ...
How US tariffs on Japan could impact Americans playing Nintendo video games
For Americans who were awaiting the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, the delay of U.S. pre-orders for the gaming console ...
Seattle mural honoring WWII incarcerated Japanese Americans vandalized
It's the second time this year the mural, located in Nihonmachi Alley in Seattle’s Chinatown International District, has been ...