[untenured]

Interesting in the article about objections out West to how cushy the Japanese-American internees have it that a whites-only sign is referred to by the author as a “trade barrier.”

[colorado tanker]

What was going on in the Japanese internment camps was hardly "pampering." Not exactly our finest hour.

On the other side of the ledger, Colorado Governor Ralph Carr (a Republican) welcomed the internees and said this in a public speech: "If you harm them, you must harm me. I was brought up in a small town where I knew the shame and dishonor of race hatred. I grew to despise it because it threatened the happiness of you and you and you."

Sakura Square is a place in Denver built by Japanese-Americans, with shops, restaurants and a Buddhist temple. There is a monument to Carr there:

Some internees stayed on out here. I've known a couple of people interned during the War and I have been amazed by their ability to forgive and move on.