The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment

The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment

The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment

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The Untold Story of Ralph Carr and the Japanese: The Fate of 3 Japanese-Americans and the Internment

2010

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This historical documentary tells the little-known story of Ralph Carr, who was the Governor of Colorado from 1939-1943. Governor Carr was a passionate defender of Japanese Americans' rights when people of Japanese ancestry, including many American citizens, were relocated to internment camps in 1942.

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Ralph Carr

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Kaorigo Kuge

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Akemi Yano

President of Japanese American National Museum

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Akemi Kikumura Yano

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Robert Fuchigami

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George Takei

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George Takei

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Herbert Inouye

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Bill Ritter

Governor of Colorado

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Adam Schrager

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Catherine Car Lynch

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Mitchie Terasaki

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Robert Bella

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Craig S. Wollman

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Arthur Pellman

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