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I Was Sent to a US Concentration Camp

Paul Tomita was taken prisoner at age three to an American concentration camp in Idaho. Eighty years later, as one of the few living survivors, he speaks about what it was like to fight for his life as a Japanese American citizen forced into incarceration during WWII. To learn more about Paul's current advocacy work, check out tsuruforsolidarity.org - a nonviolent, direct-action project of Japanese American social justice advocates working to end detention sites.

English
  • Originally Aired February 17, 2022
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Production Company VICE Media
  • Created November 27, 2025 by
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  • Modified November 27, 2025 by
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