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I'd learned about the internment camps from a human rights perspective, and the loss of family businesses, but I'm ashamed to admit I'd never learned about the
by rrrrrrrrrrrryan 2y ago
I'd learned about the internment camps from a human rights perspective, and the loss of family businesses, but I'm ashamed to admit I'd never learned about the economic impact until now.
I had to check the veracity of this, and it seems to be true. By 1945, Japanese American farms were responsible for 30%+ of the agricultural output of California.
- hinkley 2y agoI only heard about this a few years ago. About the fourth time I listened to someone talk about the camps. Which we did talk about during school but very briefly.