As part of the nation’s massive wartime mobilization effort, millions of Americans, for the first time, traveled abroad – where many had their first encounters with the marine predators.
Susan H. Kamei, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
For AAPI History Month: Young Japanese American men who were incarcerated because they were presumed to be disloyal were considered loyal enough for compulsory military service.
When war broke out, Black Americans fought in segregated units to serve their country. The breath of freedom they experienced in Europe flamed the fight for equality when they returned home.