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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. This is true of the east coast but a lot less true of the west coast. [/quote]
Washingtonian here.  I wondered if this might be the case.[/quote]

As a Californian who grew up in California, I have found this thread fascinating. I definitely learned about the Pacific theater in WW2. I learned about the internment camps growing up for sure. I don’t remember not knowing about them. But it’s not ancient history here. I had a friend in my class whose grandfather was in one and her parents brought in some heirlooms for a show & tell (and that was not unusual, lots of people went to school with the descendants of the interned). I had another friend whose great-great-grandmother was impacted by the Chinese Exclusion Act.

I am not saying it was some sort of idealized melting pot harmony (ask what we were taught about “the missions” as kids), just saying we definitely learned a good amount about Asian American history and the Pacific theater.

I suspect I learned a lot less about the Civil and Revolutionary Wars than kids might on the east coast. But probably more about the [b]Mexican American war[/b]. [/quote]

Given how Ulisses Grant led the invading army I guess people are calling to get rid of any statue/ street in his name? And perhaps we should return a few states to Mexico?[/quote]

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