Russ, thanks for posting this video. I have visited Manzanar twice in memory of my mother. She and her family were interned here and seeing their names on the wall of names was bitter sweet. After visiting Manzanar, I am even more proud of my mother. She endured a lot during this time. Despite the prejudice and injustice she faced, she raised her five kids to believe that we are all Americans no matter what color skin we have. It's sad that a lot of people don't even know about Executive Order 9066. This was a sad time in our history but we must never forget. Side note: My father and his family were interned at Gila River, Arizona.
Sad but true. So important to take a look at our history. If we don't learn from it, we are doomed to repeat it. You have to respect these people who managed to live a relatively ordered and civilized life, under the circumstances.
Thanks for the review. We need to remember that we (Americans) are all immigrants - even native Americans. I travel down US 395 frequently since I live in the Sierra foothills. I usually stop at Manzanar. It breaks my heart.
Thanks Russ. It was a shameful chapter in our history. For the most part these were American citizens in good standing. They were rounded up and in prisoned with no due process whatsoever based on nothing more than their ethnicity.. I understand that we were at war and these transgressions pale in comparison to the atrocities committed by our enemies at the time. Nonetheless places like these remind us of what happens when we let fear and racism override our American values. These are important lessons for our time.
I wish I believed we learned anything but if another world war breaks out we will likely intern Americans who have ethnic connection to the counties we are fighting all over again.
Great video Russ, Im from the UK and I stayed in Bishop on the second night of a driving holiday with my best pal from school, I really wish we visited this place! We actually turned off 395 to drive through Death Valley and head for Vegas. You guys in the US are so lucky to live in and around such stunning scenery, I love the Desert.
Russ, regarding your interest in the other camps...The Tule Lake Segregation Center is at Newall CA, 31 miles SE of Klamath Falls OR. It's on CA SR 139. Farming country all around. The modern community has been built on part of the camp's land. When I was there in 2010, all that remained was a large empty fenced-off tract, two interpretive billboards inside the fence, and a simple stone monument next to the highway. It was a pitiful recognition of a sad chapter in our history. Google Earth shows it well.
Wow, being a history buff, this video was right up my alley! I wonder how they endured the intense desert heat without AC in those days? Must've been brutal! Just think, these people were American Citizens, and they were huddled into these camps because of Pearl Harbor...sad indeed! Great video Russ! Cheers
FDR, a dem, interred 120k during that time. But the left doesn't want to remember that. Thanks for the walk through the camp. If I'm ever in the vacinity, I'll be stopping by. You didn't see any FEMA or DHS vehicles hanging around did you ? lol
This was sad, but I don't see anything wrong with the living conditions it is as good if not better than anything that our troops who were fighting had, and I didn't see any showers like at Auschwitz in Germany or any of the conditions that our pow's had to deal with while in German or Japanese prisons.
So sad to think of the prison conditions. Your travels are like history and geography lessons. Thanks so much.
Somber feeling thinking of all the people that lived through this. Thanks for showing this, very interesting.
Russ, thanks for posting this video. I have visited Manzanar twice in memory of my mother. She and her family were interned here and seeing their names on the wall of names was bitter sweet. After visiting Manzanar, I am even more proud of my mother. She endured a lot during this time. Despite the prejudice and injustice she faced, she raised her five kids to believe that we are all Americans no matter what color skin we have.
It's sad that a lot of people don't even know about Executive Order 9066. This was a sad time in our history but we must never forget.
Side note: My father and his family were interned at Gila River, Arizona.
nice story about your mom... very different times back then... thanks and take care
What a nice video Russ. Thank you for sharing. ;-)
Sad but true. So important to take a look at our history. If we don't learn from it, we are doomed to repeat it. You have to respect these people who managed to live a relatively ordered and civilized life, under the circumstances.
Thanks for the review. We need to remember that we (Americans) are all immigrants - even native Americans. I travel down US 395 frequently since I live in the Sierra foothills. I usually stop at Manzanar. It breaks my heart.
Russ ,you did an excellent job presenting the facts. Our history that needs to be preserved. Traveling mercies.
Great video Russ. Thank You for stopping and sharing
Thanks Russ. It was a shameful chapter in our history. For the most part these were American citizens in good standing. They were rounded up and in prisoned with no due process whatsoever based on nothing more than their ethnicity.. I understand that we were at war and these transgressions pale in comparison to the atrocities committed by our enemies at the time. Nonetheless places like these remind us of what happens when we let fear and racism override our American values. These are important lessons for our time.
I wish I believed we learned anything but if another world war breaks out we will likely intern Americans who have ethnic connection to the counties we are fighting all over again.
I agree---it was shameful.
Interesting, our history. Thanks for sharing.
Great video Russ, Im from the UK and I stayed in Bishop on the second night of a driving holiday with my best pal from school, I really wish we visited this place! We actually turned off 395 to drive through Death Valley and head for Vegas. You guys in the US are so lucky to live in and around such stunning scenery, I love the Desert.
Thanks for taking time to show us our past!!
Interesting video Russ, thanks for taking the time to visit and share. Happy trails.
Thanks Russ.
Great vid Russ! 🇨🇦
Super interesting!
Really appreciate the post about the Manzanar camp. Now I will have to drive US 395...
Russ, regarding your interest in the other camps...The Tule Lake Segregation Center is at Newall CA, 31 miles SE of Klamath Falls OR. It's on CA SR 139. Farming country all around. The modern community has been built on part of the camp's land. When I was there in 2010, all that remained was a large empty fenced-off tract, two interpretive billboards inside the fence, and a simple stone monument next to the highway. It was a pitiful recognition of a sad chapter in our history. Google Earth shows it well.
Wow, being a history buff, this video was right up my alley! I wonder how they endured the intense desert heat without AC in those days? Must've been brutal! Just think, these people were American Citizens, and they were huddled into these camps because of Pearl Harbor...sad indeed! Great video Russ! Cheers
U S History. Thanks.
Sad chapter in our nation's history and also sad is it looks like nicer accommodations than our homeless and veterans are provided now :-(
Did you notice the type of insulation in the barracks walls? There was none. Summers and winters must have been awful.
FDR, a dem, interred 120k during that time. But the left doesn't want to remember that. Thanks for the walk through the camp. If I'm ever in the vacinity, I'll be stopping by. You didn't see any FEMA or DHS vehicles hanging around did you ? lol
WOW! Can you imagine doing that with Hispanics or Middle Eastern people today?
This was sad, but I don't see anything wrong with the living conditions it is as good if not better than anything that our troops who were fighting had, and I didn't see any showers like at Auschwitz in Germany or any of the conditions that our pow's had to deal with while in German or Japanese prisons.