A new national monument in Washington is opened today, dedicated to the Japanese Americans who were wrongfully forced to give up all of their possessions including their homes, farms, clothes, children's toys, food, and everything else, and then degradingly placed into internment camps during World War II even though they were U.S. citizens:

Like so many men of that period, he was stoic, but he really suffered...
Even though there were mistakes made, it's still a country with principles at its core that are worth fighting for, but we have to work at it all the time, show eternal vigilance.
You have to get involved and participate. That's what I've learned. If the promise is out there, you've got to take advantage of it.
You can't just take things for granted. You've got to stick up for things you think are right. The monument is very important. The education that follows it is the most important part. If we don't tell the story over and over, it won't mean anything.

Japanese by blood
Hearts and minds American
With honor unbowed
Bore the sting of injustice
For future generations