Ep. 71 - When the Emperor Was Divine

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