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[quote=Anonymous]SO this is what I found,  but it's not the media and she doesn't seem to be asked if she meant Hiroshima. She appears to clarify her thoughts:
In an email response to a concerned community member obtained by Parents Defending Education, Abrar Omeish stated: “There is no reason to warp what was said and reading more into it merely reflects biases forced in by the listener.” She then added:

Iwo Jima happens to fall on the same day as Executive Order 9066, which was issued 80 years ago now and today marks Japanese Day of Remembrance, recognized by the White House a few days ago. Japanese Day of Remembrance is a painful moment that commemorates when our government decided to detain some 120,000 innocent, unassociated Japanese Americans by kidnapping them from their homes and forcing them into incarceration on the mere basis of their identities.

Abrar Omeish then stated: “Japanese Remembrance Day reminds us of the evil human beings are capable of, the diverse emotions and complex meanings February 19th has for a variety of members of our community, and the importance of recognizing each of these varied realities in forging a narrative of US, not a narrative of some—as we commit to building better for the next generation and a future that honors all.”[/quote]

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