80-year anniversary of Japanese Americans released from internment camps
Residents of East Los Angeles marked the 80th anniversary of the day in 1945 when the Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II were allowed to return to their former hometowns on the West Coast. The Mukai family, who have roots in East LA since the 1920s, and who were among the thousands of individuals who were incarcerated for years and then released on this day in history, held a teachable moment for the community and beyond.