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The Japanese Have Disappeared
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, PhiladelphiaHugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society “The Japanese have disappeared.” That disembodied voice in Julie Otsuka's novel The Buddha in the Attic was speaking about the 120,000 innocent citizens of Japanese descent consigned to internment camps during World War II. Considered among the worst-ever Supreme Court decisions, Korematsu v. United States stood 74 years, until it was [...]