Day of Remembrance for Japanese Americans During WWII

On February 19, 1942, Proclamation 9066 was issued, ordering the incarceration of all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast during World War II. Peggy Doi, the daughter of Japanese American parents, will share her family’s story—an important part of Minnesota’s history. Her father and many others were recruited or volunteered from the incarceration camps to serve in the Military Intelligence Service Language School, which was first located at Camp Savage and later at Fort Snelling. There, Japanese Americans were trained as translators and intelligence specialists to support U.S. forces in the Pacific Theater. Peggy’s presentation tells the story of her family’s experiences before and during this pivotal time in history.