How memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided the US response to 9/11
- Written by: Susan H. Kamei, Lecturer in History; Managing Director of the Spatial Sciences Institute, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
On Sept. 17, 2001, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, left, met with President George W. Bush and others.Greg Mathieson/Mai/Getty ImagesAs soon as Islamic extremists were identified as having carried out four deadly, coordinated attacks on U.S. soil in the early morning of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta started...
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