The Echoes of Japanese Internment Camps | {THE AND} Madeleine & Craig

[@liyazerom2599]

"I try more and more to think about it and remember it, because it's apart of American history". I feel like a lot of western countries are quick to want to forget their past, especially when it comes to oppression. People within these oppressed groups will never forget (nor should they) and they should never be asked to "get over it", which is a very common rhetoric among people outside of these minority groups. I think everyone in here have heard the "It happened so long ago, it's time for us as a nation to move on" in one way or another. That sh*t is so disrespectful.

[@nettaleanne]

Liya Zerom you're 100% right. To dismiss the past is to dismiss the people.

[@JJ-yu6og]

AGREED!!!!! They want to forget their sins, even though that sin consists of murdering and controlling the lives of an entire race!!!! Look what happened to the Native Indians, Blacks, Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, and who else??? WHO NOW???? Now the Muslims.

[@Dbulkss]

Life goes on bud.

[@maggierobles6787]

Whoah, these stories really make you think about life and everything that has happened and happens.

[@TheSkinDeep]

❤️❤️❤️

[@moussabby]

Wow! It's the first time I actually see and hear people who experienced the internment camps in the US. As a European, I learnt a lot about WW2 and camps in Europe and Asia, much less about the US's. Thank you, The Skin Deep, for sharing their story, they need to be told too! And yes, I totally relate with the cultural confusion as well. Please give them a big hug from me.

[@TheSkinDeep]

Big hugs all around! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, what about their discussion about cultural confusion resonated the most with you?

[@rmussman1]

Powerful video. Thanks for highlighting family relationships like cousins, cultural conversations, historical events, etc. The living memory of the Japanese Internment/concentration camps is fading with the older generation so videos like this are so so important and needed.

[@ashleighelliott-williams1935]

wonder why we've never seen this in hollywood

[@0303Francois]

Wow!!! I can't help but to feel an overwhelming feeling of empathy and sadness for this graceful and humble woman. GOD bless her.

[@lilyng7702]

thank you! i'm half chinese ans half japanese (in case you were wondering about my last name), and my japanese side of the family all were put into the camps (all 12 of my grandpa's siblings and their relatives and my grandma and her three siblings). my great uncle was in the 442nd regiment and my grandpa was part of the us army as well. it means a whole lot to me that you would highlight this as it is a not well known topic in us history. it is something us as americans try to hide - we only teach about the good things that we have done, but how will learn from our mistakes if we never learn about them in the first place? america is not a melting pot - in fact, we're very segregated still (not that it isn't better). if you look around a cafeteria at a high school, people are still separated by race or income. we do not mix together as america likes to portray. i'm not sure if a lot of americans even know that this happened - we put our own people into camps. my great grandpa was a doctor so he got separated from his family just for being educated. my grandpa worked all day and went to dentisrty school at night. he joined the army later and helped take over japan after the bombs. he didn't even know any japanese - he learned it roughly in the army. in america, asians are such a minority. most of the time, i'm the only asian in the room and i go to high school in a very diverse and accepting community. i never really thought about my ethnicity in elementary school because it was very white, and i never really felt out of place. in middle school, race and self-identity were never explored. but, when i got to high school, the first thing we explored was who we were as people. it changed my world because i found this whole new community and culture of people that i had never really thought about before (besides food and some holidays). i think i matured so much form that one year, and i think if you're curious, you should really think about who you are and what your ethnicity means to you, so you can respectfully educate people to help everybody be more informed. a lot of people aren't ignorant, they're just uneducated. all in all, i really thank you for shedding more light on a hidden topic and people.

[@TheSkinDeep]

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and perspective! Do you feel other people have as many opportunities to explore their personal identities like you did in high school?

[@kimkim562]

Very very interesting stories, they've gone through some history. Thank you for sharing!

[@sarathacker1]

It's so important for today's generation to see the faces of these stories. So grateful for The And

[@kuukan4]

Thank you for your stories

[@tpatch1227]

Madeleine and Craig have such an amazing way about them. The obvious admiration on both sides is beautiful.

[@aqua-mina]

I would love to hear and see more of their experiences, can someone make a movie out of this? Everyone's story deserves to be told and understood. Either way, thanks 'The Skin Deep!"

[@OMGITSCHANELx3]

Those who live in Los Angeles and are interested in learning more about the history of the Japanese internment camps, including the story of Yuri Kochiyama who is a human rights activist and nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, should check out this performance at the Met Theatre! Link to "Bits of Paradise: Kochiyama's Crusaders" roguemachine.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0N2A00001jPiGmUAK Showings: Wednesday, July 19 @ 3pm and 8pm Thursday, July 20 @ 8pm Performance Benefit at the Founders Metropolitan Community Church ( 4607 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027) July 28th, Friday (7 pm)

[@Kapuzenpulli13]

I never heard about internment camps in America before I watched this video (I'm from Germany). I will definitely do some research about it right now. Thank you so much for their stories.

[@brilliantchic]

Thanks for the amazing stories you share 🙏🏾

[@TheSkinDeep]

You're welcome! Be sure to share them with others :)

[@tinkerbelle143]

I'm half a Japanese and half Caucasian Canadian and I had family in the internment camps. Super cool video😊

[@aqua-mina]

By the way, I know this Japanese-American guy who moved to Japan and got married to a Japanese woman. He doesn't speak Japanese well and said that he got bullied (even as an adult) at work, people called him stupid, dumb, etc. He's been so depressed that he's making the move back to America.

[@greenytaddict]

Mina in Japan sorry to hear that, I don't know why that happens to second generation and beyond because we want to still be apart of our ethnic background and then to be shunned is heartbreaking

[@rachelmeade9307]

Love this one!

[@talkindurinthemovie]

America been tried it and continues to try it

[@BeautyWithinKakra]

On the upside they both seem really sweet

[@mmawithsubtitles7460]

Strange how little likes this video has. It says alot

[@irenechan3198]

another nice episode with cousin!!! and such a interesting story. These videos also keep me to learn about the culture outside and how some relationship works. thanks The Skin Deep team!!! *how can I be part of the team?

[@BeautyWithinKakra]

I don't even know what to write. To be out in a concentration camp... Painful

[@3dartbeginners750]

first to comment yeah for all who are scrolling through the comments be healthy and successful now and in the future

[@apatameh5155]

love.

[@1kinut800]

This is a very strange video. It'd have been more effective if they could have asked each other questions a little more as if they were having a conversation rather than with flash cards. It would also have been a beneficial if they'd started this with a little background presented. These two people don't even look comfortable with each other.