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Norman Mineta Discusses His Family's Internment in a Japanese-American Concentration Camp ca. 1984 (1:43)
In 1971, Norman Mineta became the first Asian-American mayor in the United States. Four years later, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he co-founded the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Mineta later went on to become secretary of commerce and secretary of transportation under President George W. Bush. In this interview, he discussed his family's relocation to a Japanese-American internment camp in 1942. Copyright The WPA Film Library.
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PBS: Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March (54:22)
Following the aftermath of the March 2021 mass shootings at three spas in Atlanta, this film chronicles how the Asian American community came together to fight back against hate. Offering a conversation about race, class and gender, the film takes a deep dive into this critical moment of racial reckoning, exploring the struggles, triumphs and achievements of AAPI communities.
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Stories of Japanese-American Incarceration—Part 1 (56:49)
In 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that cleared the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans in U.S. confinement camps. Men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry were evicted from the West Coast of the United States and held in sites across the country.
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Stories of Japanese-American Incarceration—Part II (56:49)
For more than 75 years, the story of Japanese Incarceration has been an untold chapter of American history. This documentary follows the politics of the country as WWII erupted — how American citizens of Japanese descent were affected, what their thoughts were in the face of Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war with Japan, Germany and Italy.
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