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Fri Feb 18 2005
2005 Day of Remembrance Recalls Gov't Mistreatment of Japanese Americans
Candlelight Procession Remembers Roundups, Detention of Japanese Immigrants
On February 20th, 2005, the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (NOC) presented the 2005 Day of Remembrance, “Democracy and Dissent,” at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin at 5:30pm. The program included speakers,
cultural performances, a candlelight procession, and a reception.
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In the days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the FBI rounded up thousands of Japanese immigrants who were detained without charges. Then, on February 19, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcing 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. The 2005 Day of Remembrance was the 25th annual program to commemorate E.O. 9066.
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In the days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the FBI rounded up thousands of Japanese immigrants who were detained without charges. Then, on February 19, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcing 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. The 2005 Day of Remembrance was the 25th annual program to commemorate E.O. 9066.
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