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Ruth Lee, a Chinese-American woman, flying the flag of China while at the beach to avoid being mistaken for Japanese, Miami, USA, WW2, December 15, 1941 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

And the internment was not about any perceived threats. Many Japanese descended businessmen had successful businesses around Vancouver and the local white community just stole everything.