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September 3, 2021

Seth Kinman

by Zahra Hasanain

Seth Kinman, a lesser-known frontiersman, capitalized on mass entertainment and the print industry and his photographs help us understand the history of the American West, its mythology, and environmental history.

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Suddenly and Deliberately

February 28, 2021

The Impact of Internment on Japanese-Owned Businesses in Berkeley

by Lauren Leung

During World War II, many Japanese business owners traumatically lost their businesses and property without the chance to be compensated, despite expressing loyalty to the United States or holding U.S. citizenship.

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Suddenly and Deliberately

August 9, 2020

Harry and Ruth Kingman: Bridging the Gap for Japanese Americans at Stiles Hall

by Christopher Nammour

Harry and Ruth Kingman allied with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) who strived to prove Japanese loyalty during the war and fight for Civil Rights.

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August 9, 2020

Searching for a Queer History in the Japanese American Concentration Camps

by Yasmine I. Rayyis

Despite a lack of institutional acknowledgment, evidence from the lives of camp residents and staff members like Stanley Hayami, Jiro Onuma, and Karon Kehoe demonstrates that queer people did exist in the Japanese internment camps.

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