INFAMY. So are some cities.. Poll Results 4/17/2016 HOW MANY STATES HAVE PASSED LAWS TO PREVENT THE RESETTLEMENT OF SYRIAN REFUGEES?

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1 INFAMY THE JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMPS LEARNING FROM THE PAST HOW MANY STATES HAVE PASSED LAWS TO PREVENT THE RESETTLEMENT OF SYRIAN REFUGEES? TEXAS AND INDIANA HAVE PASSED LEGISLATION TO PREVENT SYRIAN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. TENNESSEE AND MANY OTHER STATES ARE ALSO TRYING TO PASS LEGISLATION TO INTERFERE WITH REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THEIR STATES. So are some cities.. 1

2 I m reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt compelled to sequester Japanese foreign nationals after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and it appears that the threat of harm to America from Isis now is just as real and serious as that from our enemies then. David Bowers, Mayor, City of Roanoke WHAT PORTION OF THE US POPULATION WAS FOREIGN BORN IN 1890? 15% 8% 25% 36% 15% WHAT PORTION OF THE US POPULATION WAS FOREIGN BORN IN 1965? 15% 25% 35% 5% 2

3 WHAT PORTION OF THE US POPULATION WAS FOREIGN BORN IN 2015? 5% 14% 8% 30% 22% 14% WHAT PORTION OF THE US POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO BE FOREIGN BORN IN 2065? 32% 24% 18% 12% 3

4 IMMIGRANTS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST ARE VIEWED POSITIVELY BY WHAT PORTION OF THE US POPULATION? 18% 12% 20% 35% 43% 20% Pew Research Center American Trends panel survey conducted March 10 - April 6, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE PUT INTO JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS? 90, , , ,000 4

5 120,000 62% were U.S. Citizens HAVE YOU EVER KNOWINGLY EMPLOYED AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT? Yes No "The War Relocation Authority and The Incarceration of Japanese Americans During World War II: 1948 Chronology," retrieved April 15, 2016 DO FOREIGNERS HAVE A RIGHT TO IMMIGRATE TO THE U.S.? Yes No Mostly No THERE IS NOT A GENERAL RIGHT TO IMMIGRATE EVEN FOR SPOUSES AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF CITIZENS AND GREEN CARD HOLDERS. APPLICATIONS MAY BE DENIED FOR DISCRETIONARY REASONS. THERE IS A RIGHT TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM. 5

6 HAS THE U.S. EVER BARRED IMMIGRANTS FROM ENTERING THE COUNTRY? Yes No Yes * THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT OF 1882 BANNED SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LABORERS AND CHINESE EMPLOYED IN MINING FROM ENTERING THE COUNTRY FOR TEN YEARS AND DENIED CHINESE IMMIGRANTS THE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP * THE NATIONAL ORIGINS ACT REDUCED THE NUMBER OF OF IMMIGRANTS ENTERING THE US EACH YEAR TO 65,000 AND REDUCED THE NATIONALITY QUOTA THAT WAS SET FORTH IN THE QUOTA LAW OF 1921 TO 2% OF THE POPULATION OF THAT NATIONALITY ACCORDING TO THE 1890 CENSUS. IMPORTANTLY, THESE QUOTAS DID NOT APPLY TO IMMIGRANTS FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. HOW MANY IMMIGRANTS ARE ALLOWED INTO THE U.S. EVERY YEAR? 675, million 2.6 million 1.3 million IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES IS BASED UPON: *REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES *ADMITTING IMMIGRANTS WITH VALUABLE SKILLS *PROTECTING REFUGEES * PROMOTING DIVERSITY U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW ALLOWS FOR AN ANNUAL WORLDWIDE LIMIT OF 675,000 PERMANENT IMMIGRANTS (WITH EXCEPTIONS FOR CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS). CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT DETERMINE A SEPARATE NUMBER FOR REFUGEE ADMISSIONS. Jie Zong and Jeanne Batalova, (April 14, 2016), Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States, Migration Policy Institute 6

7 OBAMA HAS A GOAL TO RECEIVE HOW MANY SYRIAN REFUGEES IN 2016? 5,000 10,000 15,000 10,000 HOW MANY SYRIAN REFUGEES HAS THE U.S. ACCEPTED IN 2016? 1,100 2,600 5,100 1,100 THE UNITED NATIONS REPORTS THERE ARE 4.8 MILLION SYRIANS WHO HAVE REGISTERED AS REFUGEES SINCE MARCH THE U.S. HAS ACCEPTED APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SYRIAN REFUGEES SINCE 2011, INCLUDING THE 1,100 ACCEPTED SO FAR IN Toosi, Nahal, (March 14, 2016), Few Syrian refugees reach U.S. despite Obama's open arms, Politico. 7

HOW DID YOUR PARENTS FEEL WHEN YOU BOUGHT YOUR FIRST

Supportive Angry No Opinion hh1 hh2 hh3 hh4 TERMS

THEIR CHILDREN BORN IN THE NEW COUNTRY ARE REFERRED

8 HOW DID YOUR PARENTS FEEL WHEN YOU BOUGHT YOUR FIRST JAPANESE CAR? Supportive Angry No Opinion hh1 hh2 hh3 hh4 TERMS YOU MIGHT HEAR TONIGHT ISSEI ARE BORN IN JAPAN, THEIR CHILDREN BORN IN THE NEW COUNTRY ARE REFERRED TO AS NISEI (SECOND GENERATION), THEIR GRANDCHILDREN ARE SANSEI (THIRD GENERATION). ALL OF THEM COME FROM THE NUMBERS "ONE, TWO, THREE" IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE, AS JAPANESE NUMERALS ARE "ICHI, NI, SAN." 8

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10 Yesterday, Dec. 7, a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. 9

It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago.

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.

11 It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again. 10

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Infamy: Go for Broke! The 442nd Regimental Combat Team Early 1942: War Dept. called for removal of all soldiers of Japanese Ancestry from active service Feb. 1, 1943: U.S. Govt.

Question 28: Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any or all attack by foreign or domestic forces, and forswear any form

16 Infamy: Go for Broke! The 442nd Regimental Combat Team Early 1942: War Dept. called for removal of all soldiers of Japanese Ancestry from active service Feb. 1, 1943: U.S. Govt. reversed its decision and approved formation of Japanese- American Combat Unit Question 27: Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty, whenever ordered? Question 28: Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any or all attack by foreign or domestic forces, and forswear any form of allegiance or obedience to the Japanese Emperor, or any other foreign government, power or organization? 25% gave negative or qualified answers to both questions in protest 75% answered: yes US Army Called for volunteers: 1,500 from Hawaii 3,000 from the mainland Initially Volunteered: 10,000 from Hawaii only 1,256 from the mainland Initially Inducted: 3,000 from Hawaii 800 from the Mainland Draft Reinstated 14,000 eventually served 15

17 TRAINING Camp Shelby in Mississippi Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota DEPLOYMENT AND COMBAT MIS Soldiers Deployed to Pacific, China, Burma, India 100th Battalion August 11, 1943: 100th Battalion Deployed to North Africa to train and then fight in the Italian Campaign September 29, 1943: Entered combat in Salerno January, 1944: Monte Cassino March 26, 1944: Anzio June, 1944: Rome The 100 th came to be known as the The Purple Heart Battalion Began with 1300 men and after five months was down to only 500 men June 11, 1944: Attached to the 442nd at Civitavecchia COMBINED 442 ND AND 100 TH June 26, 1944: Belvedere, Italy Presidential Unit Citation July 1, 1944: Castellina, Hill 140 July 2-25, 1944: Rome - Arno River Campaign Advanced 40 miles; 239 killed in action, 17 missing in action; 972 wounded ANTITANK COMPANY August 15-September 14, 1944: Glider landing to fight in the invasion of Southern France Second Presidential Unit Citation VOSGES MOUNTAINS October 14-30, 1944: Bruyeres Biffontaine The Lost Battalion The 442nd engaged in the heaviest fighting it had seen in the war, as the elements combined with the Germans to slow their advance. Dense fog and very dark nights prevented the men from seeing even twenty feet. Many men had to hang on to the man in front of him just to know where to go. Rainfall, snow, cold, mud, fatigue, trench foot and even exploding trees plagued them as they moved deeper into the Vosges and closer to the German frontlines.. 16

18 As the men of the 442nd went deeper and deeper they became more hesitant, until reaching the point where they would not move from behind a tree or come out of a foxhole. However, this all changed in an instant. The men of Companies I and K of 3rd Battalion had their backs against the wall, but as each one saw another rise to attack, then another also rose. Then every Nisei charged the Germans screaming, and many screaming "Banzai!" Through gunfire, artillery shells, and fragments from trees, and Nisei going down one after another, they charged. CHAMPAGNE CAMPAIGN November - March, 1945: Patrolled Maritime Alps and French Riviera GOTHIC LINE April 3-25, 1945: Allies had been bogged down here for nine months General Mark Clark ordered the 442nd to make a surprise attack on the left flank as a diversionary tactic In only 30 minutes, the 442nd cracked the Gothic Line The diversionary attack became an all-out offensive Supply units had a difficult time keeping up with the advancing 442nd Mount Nebbione Mount Carbolo San Ternzo Aulla German Surrender 14,000 served THE MOST DECORATED UNIT FOR ITS SIZE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE IN AMERICAN WARFARE 8 Presidential Unit Citations (five in one month) 21 Congressional Medals of Honor 52 Distinguished Service Crosses 1 Distinguished Service Medal 560 Silver Stars 22 Legion of Merit Medals 4,000 Bronze Stars (1,200 with Oak Leaf Clusters) 9,486 Purple Hearts Ben Kuroki: I learned more about democracy, for one thing, than you ll find in all the books, because I saw it in action. When you live with men under combat conditions for fifteen months, you begin to understand what brotherhood, equality, tolerance, and unselfishness really mean. Under fire, a man s ancestry, what he did before the war, or even his present rank, don t matter at all... you re fighting for each other s lives and for your country, and whether you realize it at the time or not, you re living and proving democracy.... The tunnel gunner... was Jewish. I m a Japanese-American. The bombardier of our crew was German. The left waist gunner was an Irishman.... We had a job to do and we did it with a kind of comradeship that was the finest thing in the world. I nearly got it on the 30th mission, my last one. We were over Munster in Germany and a shell exploded right above the glass dome of my top turret. It smashed the dome, ripped my helmet off, smashed my goggles and interphone, but I didn t get a scratch. Things like that aren t explained just by luck.... I certainly don t propose to defend Japan. When I visit Tokyo, it will be in a bomber. But I do believe that loyal Americans of Japanese descent are entitled to the democratic rights which Jefferson propounded, Washington fought for, and Lincoln died for. 17

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Italian Campaign June 10, 1943 May 02, 1945

Italian Campaign June 10, 1943 May 02, 1945 In the Italian Campaign there were three major amphibious missions to take over Italy. 1. Sicily (Operation Husky) 2. Salerno (Operation Avalanche) 3. Anzio