Yuka Fujikura is a 90-year-old survivor of a Japanese-American internment camp. Zahra Riaz is a 17-year-old Muslim college student. They sat down together to share their stories, now that their very different situations have been connected: In mid-November, a prominent Trump supporter suggested that Donald Trump’s Muslim registry proposal had precedent because “We did it during World War II with Japanese.” Produced by Abigail Holtzman.
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Zahra: What advice do you have for me?
Yuka: Don’t forget your history. Know your past. Don’t forget it, but don’t become bitter or hateful. Look forward. Move on, move on. And if you can, move on with a smile. It helps.
A picture of one of the internment camps where Yuka and her family lived. Conditions were inhumane, and the schooling available for children was unaccredited and poor quality.
