Ep. 71 - When the Emperor Was Divine
- Author
- Think Progressively
- Published
- Tue 23 Aug 2022
- Episode Link
- None
On this episode, we discuss When the Emperor Was Divine, a book recently rejected by a local Wisconsin school board for having the wrong "perspective" on Japanese-American internment camps... we wish we were kidding. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Wyoming Primary Results
- Liz Cheney is considering a presidential run to stop Trump after losing her House seat
- Alaska Primary Results
- US library defunded after refusing to censor LGBTQ authors: ‘We will not ban the books’
- Residents raise almost $100,000 for Michigan library defunded over LGBTQ books
- A Texas school district is removing and reviewing dozens of challenged books, including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation
- Muskego-Norway school district’s Educational Services Committee rejects book recommendation for 10th grade accelerated English class
- Notes taken at the June 13th meeting
- Muskego educators stopped from teaching book about WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans
- Wisconsinites rally around book rejected by Muskego board for focus on Japanese experience
- Anti-Asian racism and discrimination was of course prevalent before the bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Munson Report
- The case for internment following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
- Executive Order 9066
- Relocation Centers/Concentration Camps run by the War Relocation Authority
