The fact that some Japanese Latin Americans, particularly Japanese Peruvians, were incarcerated during WWII is something I learned long after I started this work. It is a fascinating and infuriating piece of the U.S. narrative of the war.
- Japanese Peruvian Oral History
- “Japanese Peruvian Internees Seek Justice”
- BBC: Japanese Peruvians Interned in the US During WWII”
- US Internment of Japanese Peruvians During WWII
- Densho Encyclopedia: Japanese Latin Americans
- NPR: Sabiduría: Japanese Peruvian Internment
- A Short History of Japanese Peruvian Internment and the Fight for Full Redress”“
- Japanese Peruvians Born in Internment Camps in WWII
- Forsaken and Forgotten: The US Internment of Japanese Peruvians During WWII”
- “The Japanese Peruvian Community of Chicago”