World War Ii

Law & Courts

Japanese Americans remember the legacy of 'camp' 80 years after their incarceration

It was 80 years ago this month that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It was 10 weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and it led to the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent. This is the story of one Seattle family.

National

An Independent Spirit Guided Her Through World War II — And Beyond

Connie Doria Rocha contributed to the war effort even though women were barred from combat. At StoryCorps, she recalls her time as a mechanic in the military.

Technology

June 14 | How one Washington man brought big tech to court

Facebook says they aren't selling political ads in Washington because of our rigorous transparency law. But people like Zach Wurtz, whose job it is to track those ads, are saying otherwise. So he did what he could - he took Facebook to court. Small claims court. It didn't quite go to plan. Plus, two discussion on the role of Japanese Americans during World War Two. As prisoners, soldiers, and contentious objectors.

Two 100-year-old World War II vets, separated by an ocean, lap expectations

A World War II army veteran in Great Britain achieved world renown earlier this year with a charity walk to raise money for British health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic. The achievement went viral -- in a good way -- and inspired another pandemic feat by a 100-year-old U.S. Army veteran across the ocean in Portland, Oregon.

'Tidying up the past': Pandemic house-cleaning leads to return of World War II souvenirs

Pandemic stay-at-home orders gave lots of households extra time for spring cleaning. Some people rediscovered World War II artifacts, including inscribed Japanese flags taken as souvenirs by American soldiers from Pacific battlefields.