Amache: An American Injustice
The civil rights of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans were violated during WW2 when they were incarcerated without charge or trial after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 7500 were sent to Amache in SE Colorado. For years, archeologists and survivors have been digging into the past and discovering how the community built a life behind barbed wire and created beauty in the desolation of the desert.
Episodes
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Amache: An American Injustice
26m 47s
The civil rights of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans were violated during WW2 when they were incarcerated without charge or trial after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 7500 were sent to Amache in SE Colorado. For years, archeologists and survivors have been digging into the past and discovering how the community built a life behind barbed wire and created beauty in the desolation of the desert.
Schedule
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Amache: An American Injustice
Saturday
Jan 25
30 Minutes
The incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 7,500 of which were held at Amache in southeastern Colorado. -
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Amache: An American Injustice
Sunday
Jan 26
30 Minutes
The incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 7,500 of which were held at Amache in southeastern Colorado. -
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Amache: An American Injustice
Sunday
Jan 26
30 Minutes
The incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 7,500 of which were held at Amache in southeastern Colorado. -
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Amache: An American Injustice
Friday
Jan 31
30 Minutes
The incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 7,500 of which were held at Amache in southeastern Colorado. -
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Amache: An American Injustice
Friday
Jan 31
30 Minutes
The incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 7,500 of which were held at Amache in southeastern Colorado. -
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Amache: An American Injustice
Friday
Jan 31
30 Minutes
The incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 7,500 of which were held at Amache in southeastern Colorado. -
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Amache: An American Injustice
Saturday
Feb 1
30 Minutes
The incarceration of 120,000 innocent Japanese Americans during World War II following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 7,500 of which were held at Amache in southeastern Colorado.
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