The Time When America Imprisoned Thousands of Citizens
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- Minidoka, one of 10 relocation camps the Japanese Americans were forced to live in during WWII. It was located in a "no mans land" part of Idaho with very cold winters and extremely hot summers. Minidoka is now a National Park with many plans for a visitor center and continued preservation of the area.
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Thanks for watching! Please be mindful that I tried my best to get the most accurate facts as I could but unfortunately there is lots of varying information out there. Most of what I said comes directly from the signs at the site. Regardless, the fundamental history of this place remains the same. Just a message for any future "Know-it-alls" Have a wonderful day!
This has got to be one of the most interesting videos you've posted. You should host your own travel show on TV!
And thank you. Had no idea that this was still there.
My friend's grandfather was born in one.
@MX -4-LIFE You need to find a better hobby because no one here cares about your opinion bud. Go there and make your own video then instead of sitting in your parents basement.
Really interesting video. Defiantly learned something. Thanks :)
This is one of the most underrated history channels on CZcams
I think its more of an exploring channel than history, theres history in it though, but its a side dish, that delicious in-place footage is the main attraction (in my opnion)
@@om3g4z3r0very good way to put it!
who gave it a bad rating?
Definitely
@@samanthacampbell5048 All the other similar channels..(jelious) lol
I had heard of the internment camps during WWII but had no idea that any buildings were still standing. Thank you for sharing with us.
Not only there but on military posts through out the nation there are old WWII wooden barracks still standing and still being used, their building numbers begin with the letter "T" for temporary. They are one of the very few military acquisitions that the American people truly got their moneys worth out of, had they been built in 2001 for the war on terror they would already be falling apart
I'm not 100% but I think there is still an intact large camp in California
Still standing here in SW kansas
I'm your 100th liker here and bye.
@@tobeybenway6352 yes. Manzinar on Hwy 395 on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada in the Owens Valley. I believe it is a state or national historic park.
My grandfather was a Bataan survivor and lived to be 90, so I've always been fascinated with WWII. This was really unfortunate. Thanks for sharing.
1st time I ever heard of Bataan. We had a Church inside a small elementary school called Bataan Elementary in Port Clinton Ohio, & they have all the people in that town that did that walk, each name in RED the person died in that walk. Many names were in Red.
What a stupid ignorant coment.
There are zillions of videos on CZcams. However the ones you make are exceptional. Such a wide variety of topics and locales you cover. I agree with another viewer. For anyone homeschooling kids. Your videos should be part of their studies. I try to watch as many of your videos as I can, and enjoy every one of them.
Haha! I do homeschool my kids and we've watched a bunch of his videos! Favorite so far was sledding down Mt. Helens.
Interestingly, we've just moved to southeast Idaho, and I was telling my husband maybe we can take the kids to check out this place.
Homeschooling mom here, I just discovered this channel and I most definitely have already been able to add to our studies for the year!
What I love so much about your channel is that you have fun videos of nostalgia like the Blockbuster throwback, but then you also have sobering videos like this one. Thank you. You provide so much education that sparks a thirst for knowledge and adventure. I hope you never stop making videos for us!
You can certainly make dark history enjoyable to watch.
more facts:
Preventing espionage on American shores was a priority.
Canada soon followed suit, relocating 21,000 of its Japanese residents from its west coast. Mexico enacted its own version, and eventually 2,264 more people of Japanese descent were removed from Peru, Brazil, Chile and Argentina to the United States.
War is hell.....
That's interesting. Here's some more info:
"In addition to forcibly evacuating 120,000 Americans of Japanese background from their homes on the West Coast to barbed-wire-encircled camps, EO 9066 called for the compulsory relocation of more than 10,000 Italian-Americans and restricted the movements of more than 600,000 Italian-Americans nationwide."
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/italian-americans-were-considered-enemy-aliens-world-war-ii-180962021/#gYyxlvtqaKI7LJA5.99
"Following the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1942, but before America had declared war on Germany, Roosevelt announced that Germans, Italians, and Japanese were now considered to be enemy aliens under the DOJ Alien Enemy Control Unit Program."
www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/internment-of-germans.html
you cannot justify that crap
Almost sounds the same as what hitler did. The 'almost' thankfully these poor people were not murdered.
What came out from these camps is a group of Japanese American veterans knows as 442rct.. part of the 100th battalion aka Purple Heart battalion. Most decorated unit in American history.
The Japanese Canadian were also rounded up and placed in camps for fear that Japan or the Japanese Canadians would attack Canada.
Very interesting, I didn't know that!
Yep
@Brian Landers Nope. Bigotry is pervasive the world over, unfortunately.
There was couple of these camp also in the Kootenays. Southeastern British Columbia.
@@yagirlkobi1003 Your obviously Asian..Are you an ignoramus that doesn't actually do research and then comments?..We were at war with Japan..you CAN'T leave the enemies citizens roam your country free..Get it?..Think about it, child..
I suspect you will find your way to making documentaries for History Channel or Travel Channel in the near future. Keep moving forward. You're doing great.
I think his material is too good for History Channel.
he didnt have enough aliens in this doc to be on history channel
Please keep your independency, this is so much better than all the commercial crap
Cept the history Channel doesn't have documentaries anymore
I hope he doesn’t. He is actually good at this and seems to just tell the story.
Thanks for sharing your video. You are keeping history alive.
I had a friend whose grandmother and father were in a Colorado camp. They said it sucked, but they also pointed out that many Americans were terrified of the Imperial Japanese... They understood, never liked it, but they understood. They also said that the guards were mostly good people and didn't like it either... They seemed most interested in making sure I understood that it was the times, not the people.
I remember hearing about this. But at one point as I got older which shocked me. Also there were also Prison camps for German soldiers in America. My dad was a Guard in one in Kentucky.
Should be taught in school. Least we forget and repeat . Good video
It is taught in school lol
It is...
My history teachers had us watch Ann Frank and The Boy in The Stripped Pajamas
I do not remember learning about the American Japanese "captives" in school
@@tashasmith6179 well your school sucked
thank you for what you do brother and thank you for sharing with us who may never see these things, your efforts and travels are greatly appreciated, thank you so much!
Thank you so so so so much for making and posting this video. My grandfather was imprisoned st Minidoka. He rarely spoke about his experience but being able to see this place gives me a glimpse into what his time in the camp was like. We cannot forget that this is a part of our country’s history-thank you for sharing this. ❤️
Yea ..he had it made. And got to become a citizen.
Hi, I actually didn't know about this camp either so thank you for sharing it with us. x
I'm addicted, I've been binge watching your channel. I'm learning more of history than I ever did. You're like a Josh Gates of forgotten history you need your own TV series.
I love your videos. It’s nice to watch somebody who takes their time to research the history of the places they visit.
Great job Chris, I knew a little about those camps but never knew all that you showed in your video. Keep up the good work !
Another great job. Thanks for all you do!
My mom remembers this as a child and just how very hurt she was that their own country would do this to its own citizens.
They were also housed in a camp in Crystal City, Texas. My wifes 94 year old Grandmother told me how her mother worked at the camp & allowed her to play baseball & other games with the prisoners.
A dark and unfortunate part of American history.
Germans were interned also so it wasn't just a racial thing
yes it was, when Japan attacked America at Pearl Harbour....
If you knew history these people would have been all killed because of the hatred for japan ie battan death march etc but remember Democrats did this
@@blaster1012 Republicans fought for slavery. Your point? Everyone sucks stop acting like 1 side is better than the other. The 2 party system is going to fail
@@TurboThunda Republicans didn't fight for slavery it was Democrats in the south. I agree with your point that the 2 party system is awful but get your facts right before you say something stupid.
Wonderful documentary. Thank you
Excellent video. This is forgotten history. Thank you!
Just found your channel the other day I really like how you interpret things and your videos aren't too long and you actually are understandable.. .. thank you keep up the good work
Thanks, Chris!
Thank you for an amazing historical tour of Minidoka. I have been to Manzanar in Central Calif and was deeply touched by it and the "interpretive" center with recordings and pictures of the residents. Am taking a road trip this summer and definitely plan on going to Minidoka. Thank you again. "Lest we forget".
Excellent video, Chris. I am so glad I found your channels.
I drive truck & have been to or through Jerome, ID many times & NEVER knew this place existed! I would love to visit this place now! THANKS! Keep these videos coming! 👍👍👍
ur doing a great job , the research , before & after pics make u a stand out in this field of work , thankyou !
I love your channel and others like it. Finding all kinds of new places to visit. Awesome work as always
I visited Minidoka years ago (mid 2000s) and the only things I remember that were there were the guard station and waiting room, along with a memorial for those that chose to fight in the war. I'm happy to see that there's restoration plans and more stuff there.
My grandma was sent to Minidoka, and when I was taking pictures of the memorial stone my mom noticed that one of the names on the stone was my great-aunt's brother, who fought in the war and died in battle in Italy.
Thanks for this awesome video, I might have to revisit this place sometime to see all the stuff I missed.
Thank you for this video! I was raised in southern Idaho and was in Jerome many times, but I didn't know about this camp.
This is my favorite notification on you tube to get, thanks for making interesting and fun videos.
What a testament to the spirit of these Americans that they were able to rise above the adversity and hatred directed at them and build a community. Had no idea any of this still remained after all the decades that have passed. Thank you for sharing so much of their history and being able to see what remains. More importantly there is on-going restoration to help prevent their story from being relegated to the history books.
Japanese Anericians tells me they were people from Japan who emigrated to America for a new life. The Americans made these camps just for them. Being an outsider looking in they are concentration camps.
@@josephinemitchell1307 ....study history......check out how the japanese treated their prisoners of war or their rounding up of over 100,000 korean women to be sex slaves for japanese soldiers.....you wont feel so bad about these "Concentration camps"
Yes, I knew about it. Thank you for bringing it to all of us.
Thank you for this video. I know several people who were relocated to the camps. My mother and her family were in Hawaii so they weren't relocated, only people from the West Coast. Unfortunately for many who were relocated, they lost their farms and had nothing to return to at the end of the war. We did a workshop for the Japanese American Youth of the Midwest back in the late 70's. We had people speak and provide personal stories of their camp because the majority of the kids had never heard anything about the camps
Thank you for sharing, I heard little about it. And watching footage gives you more understanding. How and What they been through. Blessing
Great video and thanks. My family was interned in Benton, Arkansas. Many were afraid to leave when the war ended because of rumors of lynchings.
Thanks again for another wonderful and informative video. I just love you sense of "wanderlust". I travel vicariously through you. Thanks again for your quality videos.
I had no idea about this.....
Thanks for posting!!!!!
Wow!! I didn’t know about this at all. It’s really fascinating! Finally CZcams comes thru!
Nice one! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome job on this video.
Amazing video. The amount of research and effort you put into it, and the unusual places you visit is truly amazing!
Thank you!
This is what happens when we let fear dictate our policies. The concentration camp outside of Tulelake is about 45 mins from me. This is very much local history.
I hit the "like" button, because it is a good video, but I wish there was a "sad" button.
Good stuff, it is amazing to stand somewhere and know there is so much history there. Yet to relize that there is much more history that was lost and we will never know about.. thank you
Thank you as always Chris, History Geography with nothing forgotten.
always interesting,thanks chris
Wow i had no idea. Thanks for bringing this video to us. So very interesting and a bit sad also.
Very informative, well filmed!
a truly sad time in history..then and now..Thanx for covering this
During World War II, the US government incarcerated more than 100,000 American people of Japanese ancestry in internment camps. One of the victims was a five-year-old George Takei, who would later become one of the most recognized Japanese-American actors in history. Takei and his family subsisted in an internment camp in Arkansas until he was eight years old. The Takeis lost everything.
When their imprisonment ended, they received "a one-way ticket to wherever in the United States [they] wanted to go to, plus $20.”
I had never heard of this camp. It's very sad how their living conditions were. Planting is an extremely hard job
Then sometimes you have many crops to eat and other times there is not enough.
I'm sure many of them landed up with PTSD Depression and other Illness. I hope no one ever has to go through what so many did at the time
It's very very sad.
Thanks for sharing!
I love your videos I'm still learning! It's never too late!
Love your fantastic channel young man!.
Great piece. Very sad time in our history. Thank you
Good video , Thanks for sharing .
well done, thank you
Good stuff...Thanks for sharing!!!!
Thanks for making the video
Hello from England. I came across your channel the other day. Great videos. Very interesting
Fantastic video thank you
I didn’t learn about these camps in school. It wasn’t until maybe 5 years ago that I read about them. How terrifying for these people!
As you said many people didn't even know about this, I for one didn't know so thank you for the history lesson.
So sad, thankyou for this video and the history x
Nice channel mate, subscribed
One of the top channels on youtube. Great info and visual on this time in our history. It amazes me how our society don't know many things about out country's history or either they just carefree. Thanks to the good ole internet the closets are opening. Thanks again and keep it up.
I would like to point out that the US Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which was a segregated unit that consisted of Japanese American Soldiers, was the most decorated US military unit of World War 2. And is still the most decorated unit to this day.
I'm actually related to their captain, Robert Hempstead. Or as they affectionately called him, "Captain Bobby".
You are correct I also believe something in the number of 10,000 soldiers received purple hearts out of like 15,000 soldiers/ heros
This is well known, because it's rammed down our throats constantly.
I have the privilege of exploring Manzanar, another camp like this near Bishop, Ca. It is a National Park now and they are rebuilding many of the structures as well as restoring the Japanese gardens throughout. Truly a unique place. Also, great channel, I just discovered you and am enjoying every video I watch.
Every video at this channel is remarkable, best of luck
And the fact that they managed to make a community for themselves to get through is no less than incredible.
I wonder what happened to all those people when they were forced to leave at the end of the war. Their homes, jobs and/or businesses long gone. Where did their money come from, where did they go and how did they survive. Would be interesting to have a follow up video.
My dad was a WW2 vet who served overseas. He was shot in the leg, and taken prisoner by the Germans for 9 months before being liberated. All things WW2 fascinate me.
Thanks for the videos. New subscriber here who thinks you do a really great job. Your care, respect, research and knowledge in the subjects you do is quite impressive. Keep up the good work! ✌️
Excellent vlog, as usual.
Wow! That was powerful. I knew about camps for the American/Japanese, BUT that was all. A good lesson to be learned, take a bad situation and make the most of it. This was an amazing video, thank you so much for sharing!
Fantastic video
Thanks for the video. I never knew about that. Very interesting.
Remember this anytime someone says you shouldn't be allowed to own a gun or certain guns or that you shouldn't be allowed to say certain things.
Thank you, Chris. Another great video. Sad though.
Great video , I really did like it . Thank you .
Thank you very enlightening
Not one video I've watched that you have done I haven't found interesting. Great content my friend keep it up.
It’s amazing what people will do to one another when they’re scared!
In the 40's we had to be sure that the Japanese American's wouldn't rat us out
@@will649-5 what a dumb excuse.
@@DeathOfARockStar not terribly unfounded though. I knew a family whom the grandparents were first generation, and went through that. They told me that certain japanese families were organizing their nurseries into arrow pointing in the direction of strategic targets in case the Japanese invaded the mainland. Also, people were scare of them, so hate crimes were an issue as well. Homes were destroyed, and so on. In a way, it was safer for them, and there was no way of knowing who supported their homelands cause. The grandmother made parachutes, and the grandfather joined the army, and helped translate messages. I hope so much respect for them, and they loved our country till the day they died. Far more patriotic, humble, and respectful than so many spoiled shits we have roaming the streets today. I miss them very much.
@@polloborracho9180 Great excuse for the government to have seized their property and NOT returning it to them.
@@suzannehartmann946 -- Not entirely accurate. Some of their properties were seized by the government. Many were not. Many were left abandoned with back taxes owed and many were actually burned down. The Federal Government did in fact pay restitution to the families that were interned I believe in the 1980's sometime.
Great video
You're my favorite history teacher. Thanks
Very interesting thank you
Respectfully done. 🙂
Love Your Videos
Hey Chris. This is one very good and informative vid. Thanks. I knew about the internment's, but never saw where they were or what's left. J
That info you posted at the end of your video is crazy. That the US wouldn't let the families of men who died for their country attend their KIA family members' funeral is unfathomable.
THANK YOU
I never knew this and just love how you explain things..
I have read books on this but haven't seen videos. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for posting this video! As a 4th generation Japanese American, not enough is said & taught about the camps of 1942. My grandfather, his parents, & siblings were internees of Minidoka, and these were the most difficult times of his life. He'll be 98 soon, and it's still hard for him to talk about internment to this day.
Really..? They had it made. Comparable to hydrogen bombs being dropped on him . And your a citizen behind this.
When I traveled to Japan in 2014, one of the things that astonished me is how the Japanese people never talk about or acknowledge anything that happened during WWII. They choose to forget, rather than remember what they call “ The Dark Time”.
There was also a camp in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is now a furniture store called Willis Wayside.
Fascinating thank u Tof.
Thank you, Chris. As always, you are sensitive and respectful. You are a fine human being.
This is one of the saddest things this country has done. These were Americans who were treated like criminals.
Thank you,
Charles