Hidden Internment

An interesting thing about living on the west coast is that I'm meeting alot more Japanese people and coincidentally enough I even work with another Japanese-Peruvian. A worker of mine who is Japanese-American recognized my last name as Japanese and was excited when he found out I was of Japanese-Peruvian heritage. Apparently his mother works with a group that worked to obtain reparations for interred Japanese-Peruvians and is working to keep memorials of this atrocity alive.

I wrote a little bit about this subject last year when I stopped by Chicago and visited with my Dad's cousin and his wife but unfortunately I don't know to much about the subject. What I do know are small stories that my dad told me of how he spent parts of his childhood hiding out by the beach in Peru to avoid being caught and extradited to America. I didn't really understand the extent of American involvement in rounding up Japanese in Latin American countries. My coworker was kind enough to give me a copy of this video and I wanted to share it with you. Please take a moment and watch it, pass it along, write a history paper for your class, just keep the memory alive.

UPDATE:
I corrected all my horrible spelling I should totally check that before I post. But more importantly I got a note from the creators of this film and they would like you to know that if you would like to buy a nice clean copy of this video please visit Progressive Films or if you need instant gratification you can buy a digital download at Amazon.