Concentration Camps... IN AMERICA?!: Japanese Incarceration

As a part Japanese American I feel that this subject is not covered enough. Thank you so much for making a video covering this subject. ❤️

At this point Bailey is doing the entire US’ educational system’s work

I had a history teacher in high school back in 2008-2012 who talked about issues like this. She completely disregarded what the school history books would say, and told us the raw truth. And I will always respect her for that. I learned about the real horrors regarding the Trail of Tears, slavery, and the concentration camps in our own country after Pearl Harbor, along with many other issues that boil down to systematic racism, and the greed of the wealthy. She would even mention occasionally how what she was telling us wasn’t in the history books, but she would urge us to look into other sources to understand the horrifying past of this country. We still keep in touch, and it seems like she’s been struggling to keep a teaching job because of how adamant she is on teaching students the real, hard truth, and not the sugar coated/inaccurate version that is portrayed in textbooks. It’s very refreshing hearing you talk about these issues as well, and knowing that it’s being normalized to talk about these things and stand up against the awful history this country has had, instead of pretending these problems never happened. Thank you.

I learned this in middle/high school… but I always hated how the teachers emphasized how it was an internment camp and it “wasn’t that bad” bc at least they got compensated $20k (they didn’t even tell us it took 40 years for them to get that $$!) Thanks Baily for bringing attention to the discrimination that Asian Americans had and have to face!!

Dude, I would've MASTERED my history class back in high school if the teacher had told me everything as if it was gossip. Thank you teaching us what few history teachers do.

"Look after your neighbor even if they aren't like you." Thank you, Bailey! Cannot stress this enough these days.

My grandmother moved with her American soldier husband after the war and due to the hatred Americans had for her just because she was Japanese, she raised her children to be as white as possible. She was never in an internment camp but the hatred was very real and definitely affected generations of Americans that in turn never got to appreciate their heritage. Thank you for making this episode Bailey. Hardly anyone knows about this due to our education system heavily editorializing our history books.

I have now incorporated Dark History with my 14 yo homeschooling. Thanks Bailey.

I wrote my final undergraduate paper about these camps and one thing that makes it extra sad is that the US had intercepted and decoded several Japanese military communications that said that Japan considered Japanese Americans too Americanized to be useful in the war effort. So the US knew there was no risk of them being spies, like most atrocities in US history it all just boils down to racism

My grandma was only 3 when she was in the concentration camp. And her father lost his business but their neighbors took care of the house. My family has an “apology” letter from the president, the check, etc. My grandma forgot how to speak Japanese because of the discrimination afterwards. Thank you for covering this ❤️

I know this is mostly Dark American History, but I'd love to hear you talk about Chernobyl and how the Soviets really minimized how bad it was.

when he was six years old, my grandfather (along with his parents) was moved from his home in San Francisco to one of these camps in Wyoming. neither of his parents were ever compensated financially from the government like they had been promised, nor was he. he died in 2008 and i miss him a lot. he was a very quiet man, and i think being in those camps was extremely traumatic for him. he rarely spoke of it, but when he did i know it made him angry. my heart breaks for all the Japanese Americans who suffered the same unfair treatment.

When I was growing up my grandparents neighbor Harvey was a Japanese-American man who had been put in a concentration camp as a child. He’s in his 90’s now and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met! He and his wife have been together for 60+ years, and I always loved going to their house as a kid because it was very fancy and they had no kids but they did have a diabetic cat named Timmy who was my buddy 🖤

When my grandma was a kid and growing up in Bakersfield, she was best friends with a Japanese girl named Annette. They literally spent like every day together. Annette was taken to the camps and my grandma never saw her again, and she made such a big impression on her that my grandma named my mom after her. My grandma rarely talked about it, but I know she thought about her every day.

I never understood why I had zero interest history in school… but, even as a black kid I understood that it was all bs propaganda! I see how some older Japanese business owners treat me and in the future be able to empathize with the trauma they have gone through. I ALWAYS consider generational trauma throughout my own community and don’t really consider others as I’m constantly pushing through w/ my tribe. Def a growth moment for me!

The most ridiculous part of the "interment camps" was that it was for "Japanese safety." They were supposed to be protected from the racism. I remember learning this in class and was just like "whut 😶." Thanks for talking about this topic Bailey... not enough people acknowledge this. Signed, a more than 1/16 Japanese girl.

As a Japanese American with family that were in these “internment camps”. Thank you for shedding light on this period of history. Also fun fact Japanese Americans were very patriotic at the time and they diid not find 1 single traitor or spy!

"WE should know that this could happen to any of us. Any group can suddenly become a target of a grand scheme like this one and we have to look out for our neighbors even if they're not actually like you." Truth and well stated.

This was over looked in my history class. LUCKLY i had a Home EC class; my teacher ( 1st born Japanese female) shared w me her experience as a child in these concentration camps, how she over came and prospered 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I’m thankful of all the ACTUAL real life lessons she shared

Here in the UK I had no idea that this happened, it was completely missed out of our curriculum. Thank you for bringing this injustice to the attention of your audience, you are doing a real service to us all 🙌🏻 Ps....love the robes and adore George Takei 💙