Kyoko Oda

president, Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition

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Some of LA’s famous recreation spots were used as detainment sites during World War II. That includes a now-shuttered golf course in Tujunga.

Reparations aren’t enough for Japanese communities who lost everything during WWII

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