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Despite all the bad, there are some good stories. Neighbors caring for land and livestock, but also neighbors stealing land and livestock.
My family has a story I love to share, one person can make a difference. My grandmother returned her wedding ring to Bon Marche (Seattle's Macy's). Can't make payment from behind barbed wire...
The clerk, being a kind human said ok, come back when this is over and you can resume payments. My grandmother thanked her, figuring it would not happen (they were selling what they could for pennies on the dollar, and people would barter them down further or simply state "I'll come back for the fridge when you're gone").
The concentration camps happened and they eventually made their way back to Seattle years later. One day on a whim, my grandmother goes back to Bon Marche to inquire about the wedding ring.
The store kept their word, she resumed payments on the ring.
It doesn't take much effort to make society better. But you have to live with purpose and be willing to go that little extra.
"No-No Boy" by John Okada is an amazing story of post war America. Probably the greatest piece of American Asian literature, and the story of the author and book is equally part of understanding this history.
No-No Boy (Classics of Asian American Literature) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0295994045/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9YXxCb7DSS246