current_year is 2023, which, by the power of white supremacy basic arithmetic, I can confidently state was 78+ years ago, meaning only those who are at least 86 or so could actually remember 1945 in any capacity, much less being interned, as that only happened to a fraction of "Asians". As most Asians in the 65+ bracket are younger than 90 and not Japanese, you're left with almost no one with any memory of FDR's crimes.
"Lived through" only means the person was alive in 45, for example, which means age 78. So yes, "many" in the 65+ group would have been alive at the time.
WW2 internment camps closed down in 1945-1946.
current_year is 2023, which, by the power of
white supremacybasic arithmetic, I can confidently state was 78+ years ago, meaning only those who are at least 86 or so could actually remember 1945 in any capacity, much less being interned, as that only happened to a fraction of "Asians". As most Asians in the 65+ bracket are younger than 90 and not Japanese, you're left with almost no one with any memory of FDR's crimes."Lived through" only means the person was alive in 45, for example, which means age 78. So yes, "many" in the 65+ group would have been alive at the time.
And George Takei still whines about internment.