Japanese Americans, their children and supporters join the Annual Silent Peace Walk, or the awareness protest. The Silent Vigil draws parallels between the WWII forced removal of Japanese Americans to incarceration camps and what is currently happening to Muslim and immigrant communities in NYC and across the US today, even in many other countries. Protesters intentionally dressed in the1940’s style clothing. On the previous day, Feb 18, the 77th anniversary of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was marked. Hope never again for such inhumanity, but feel it seemingly becomes much harder and harder to achieve it… New York, Feb 19, 2019.
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A woman whose father was a top ballplayer in one of the World War II internment camps for Japanese Americans, held out a baseball commemorating his team’s championship season. (Photos by Q. Sakamaki)
Japanese Americans who were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II, their children and supporters joined the annual Silent Peace Walk, also known as the Awareness Protest, earlier this month.
Dressed in 1940s-style clothing, with some of them toting vintage luggage that they or their parents took into the camps, they marched from Madison Square to Union Square.
Holding the order that forced Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II and toting 1940s-era luggage, the marchers made their way from Union Square to Madison Square.
The silent vigil drew parallels between the forced removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps and what is currently happening to Muslim and immigrant communities in New York City and across the country today.
The previous day, Feb. 18, marked the 77th anniversary of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
