""It's important to remember what happened and hopefully make sure it never happens again, and, of course, perhaps stand in solidarity with those other immigrant communities that are currently being targeted by the same laws that put our community in prison," said Jeffery Matsuoka, chair of the Bay Area Day of Remembrance."
"The "Bay Area Day of Remembrance" commemorates the 1942 executive order that forced men, women and children of Japanese descent into internment camps without due process."
"Feb. 19 marks 84 years since Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the executive order."
A tribute in San Francisco's Japantown honored the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned during World War II. The Bay Area Day of Remembrance marks the 1942 executive order that forced men, women and children of Japanese descent into internment camps without due process. Organizers emphasized parallels between wartime mass incarceration and present-day immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump. Jeffery Matsuoka, chair of the Bay Area Day of Remembrance, urged remembrance, prevention of recurrence, and solidarity with immigrant communities targeted by similar laws. The commemoration noted Feb. 19 as the executive order anniversary.
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