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California Apologizes for Japanese Internment

Posted by on Feb 28, 2020 in Current Events
Topaz, Utah. A panorama view of the Central Utah Relocation Center, taken from the water tower.
This internment camp in Utah was similar to California camps that detained Japanese Americans citizens during World War II. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

This week’s story update on Election Central looks at California’s public apology regarding Japanese internment in the 1940s.

Is it ever possible to make up for the major historical wrongs of the past? This week, the state of California is attempting to do just that: by issuing a formal apology for the Japanese internment camps of the 1940s. Here, Election Central explores what exactly the California state assembly is trying to do, why it’s important, and why it has chosen to do it now.

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