During WWII, the U.S. erected militarized camps of its own at home and forcing more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry into them. Two of those 10 main camps, run by the U.S. War Relocation Authority, were constructed upon tribal lands in Arizona and would’ve equated to the Grand Canyon State’s third- and fourth-most populous cities at that time.
Today, paper cranes are often used to help honor the people who were held at both camps.
This video from KJZZ's Emily Mai shows the steps to fold the same kind of paper cranes.
While the U.S. would join a global fight against fascism and Nazi concentration camps, it was erecting militarized camps of its own at home and forcing more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry into internment.
