internment

"By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States ... I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War and the Military Commanders ... to prescribe military areas … from which any or all persons may be excluded," - Executive Order No. 9066, Feb. 12, 1942

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Two months after Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order permitting the military to remove anyone it wanted from designated "military areas." By this authority, 120,000 Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and put in military prison camps for the duration of the war. Historical consultant Paul Sparrow, a former Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, discusses the arguments for and against this policy, why FDR implemented it, and what life was like for the tens of thousands of innocent civilians caught up in order 9066.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage is renowned for her incisive, moving and witty plays about the intersections of race and class in America. Her Tony-nominated Clyde's was the most-produced play in the United States last year and its Australian premiere is now coming to the Ensemble Theatre. 

Also, Driftwood the Musical tells a true Australian story of a family's escape from Nazi-occupied Europe, and Lara Ricote, a Mexican-Venezuelan-American comedian living with a disability, questions the labels placed upon on her in GRL/LATINX/DEF. 

On this episode, we discuss When the Emperor Was Divine, a book recently rejected by a local Wisconsin school board for having the wrong "perspective" on Japanese-American internment camps... we wish we were kidding. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review!  Useful links from the episode:

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We discuss the Canadian government's latest violations of civil liberties, the internment of travelers returning to Canada with the results of what the feds claim is the wrong COVID test. We then talk about the Trudeau cabinet's attack on free speech through social media, in the name of social cohesion.

John Carpay and Lisa Bildy in The Post Millennial via The Justice Centre, Feb 1, 2021: COVID restrictions are the most severe violation of human rights Canadians have faced and it’s time to fight back

Justice Centre News Release, Jan 29, 2021: Federal government faces imminent lawsuit over unlawful confinement of returning Canadian travelers

Western Standard, Jan 29, 2021: Calgary police take travelling woman into mandatory isolation, but refuse to tell family where she is

Western Standard, Jan 31, 2021: Red Deer mother in tears as son taken to undisclosed isolation centre

Le Devoir, fév 3, 2021: La quarantaine des voyageurs à l’hôtel en voie d’être contestée

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Allianz-assistance, Dec 3, 2019: ‘Can’t Afford It’ - Main Reason Why Half of Canadians Won’t Take a Winter Vacation This Year

CP via Global News, Jan 23, 2020: Canadians at low risk for coronavirus, chief medical officer says

Toronto Sun, Mar 31, 2020: DO MASKS WORK? Dr. Tam still tells Canadians don’t wear them

CBC, Jan 29, 2021: Canada not exempt from social media forces that created U.S. Capitol riot, heritage minister says

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Rebel News, Feb 4, 2021: Trudeau's convicted criminal in cabinet wants to regulate your news and Netflix

Lorne Gunter in the Toronto Sun, Feb 2, 2021: The Liberals' dangerous plans to regulate social media

The Post Millennial, Jan 29, 2021: BREAKING: Trudeau Liberals to send out 'security contractors' to enforce quarantine orders, ensure 'compliance'

Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens

The mysterious war-time drowning of a young woman in the Murrumbidgee River leads Ann Arnold on a trail of drama and suspense, from the Torres Strait to the outback.

The most decorated regiment in US history was the 442nd, a segregated Japanese-American unit that fought in Europe after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. But while they were bravely risking their lives for their country, 120,000 of their fellow Japanese-Americans were languishing in internment camps, simply because of their ethnicity. U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye was in the first group. Representative Norman Mineta was in the second. Both have stories that are profoundly disturbing, but are also a testament to the triumph of the human spirit.

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Set during World War II and the internment of Japanese Americans, AMC’s “The Terror” weds that real-life horror story with a tale of the supernatural.

But showrunner Alex Woo says the second season of the anthology series, titled “Infamy,” is not just a period piece. Instead, it uses the horror genre to bring a story from the past into the present to represent the fear and terror of American citizens betrayed by their own government.

“Infamy” was intentionally cast with actors of Japanese descent, so the show is very personal for many of the people working on it, including star Derek Mio, who plays Chester Nakayama, a second-generation Nisei, or American-born Japanese. Mio’s grandfather’s family lived in the same Japanese American community portrayed in the show, the one that once existed on Terminal Island in San Pedro. Its residents were forced into internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The show also features George Takei, who was interned along with his family when he was 5 years old. Writers, directors and crew members also bring their personal and family experiences with the incarceration.

Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) talks with Mio ( @derekzmio) Woo (@thealexwoo) and Times film writer Jen Yamato (@jenyamato).

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