Read Psalm 29: A Psalm of David. 1 Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his…
Read Psalm 26: Of David. 1 Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2 Prove me, O LORD,…
In the decades following internment, the JACL continued to petition a formal admission of wrong from the U.S. government: Redress for the injustices of 1942-1946 is not just an isolated…
During the war, as Japanese Americans began to resettle in various parts of the country, they still faced considerable prejudice. New groups like the No Japs Inc. joined the traditional…
Internment During the internment, racism against the Nikkei was tempered since most Americans no longer needed to interact with the “enemy race.” Some still complained, however, that relocation centers were…
On December 8, 1941, the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Los Angeles Times announced that California was “a zone of danger” and called for alert, keen-eyed civilians…
Rev. Albert E. Day, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Pasadena, preached in the wake of the Japanese American relocation, “You may have race prejudice if you want it;…