It has been 82 years since the presidential order that led to the internment of Japanese Americans was signed in 1942 during World War II, and various events are being held across the United States to commemorate the history of Japanese American internment. I got it.
During World War II, Japanese Americans living in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States were considered enemy aliens by an executive order signed by then-President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, and many were forced to Sent to concentration camp.
Bainbridge Island in Western Washington State was the site of the first evacuation and internment of 227 people, including Japanese Americans.
On the 19th, the 82nd anniversary of the presidential order, a monument to the history of internment was cleaned on this island.
Approximately 100 participants wiped the monument with water and cut weeds that had grown on the promenade.
Kurt Hayashida, a board member of the island's Japanese American community whose father was interned, said, ``At that time, people were afraid of the Japanese American community and jumped to the wrong conclusions.Today, many people from the area are joining us.'' It means a lot to us."
On this day, President Biden released the following comment: ``We will remember the tragic legacy of the executive order by reaffirming the U.S. government's official apology to people of Japanese descent and vowing ``never again.'' did.