day. despite the weather here, they say they re going to hold ceremonies, they re going to make sure that nobody ever forgets the sacrifice made that day. of course, it was that attack in pearl harbor that drew the united states into world war ii. mika? nbc news correspondent kerry sanders reporting from hawaii, thank you very much. and joining us now, author and nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss and best-selling author, hi torrian and presidential biographer craig sherley. his acclaimed book on pearl harbor entitled december 1941: 130 days that saved america and the world. we had you on and talked about november 22, 1963, as probably the most significant day over the past 60 years for changing the arc of american
absolutely. people came together fighting for justice in the all american justice system. something worked and some things didn t. how that all comes together is a lesson that all americans can learn from. one night early in december, 1941, japanese people were forced the leave their homes in schools and jobs. one thing is for certain, now more than ever, we need to talk about hard things. they were forced to live in and surrounded by guarded fences. can you believe that? because they are japanese, they had to leave their homes. how we have been scapegoated for more than a century. it s time for all of us to change that. today is asian people, tomorrow it could be your community. it s pretty sad, right? uh-huh. we have to make sure that
learning about this history has been powerful. it s been inspiring. it s been invigorating. should vincent chin s story be in american history books? absolutely. vincent chin s story is an all-american story. people came together fighting for justice, and in the all-american justice system. some things worked. some things didn t. and how that all comes together is a lesson that all americans can learn from. one night early in december, 1941 japanese people were forced to leave their homes and schools and jobs. one thing is for certain, now more than ever, we need to talk about hard things. they were forced to live in barracks surrounded by guarded fences. do you believe that, all the people because they were japanese they had to leave their homes? what does that look like to you?
all-american story, and people came together to fight for justice in the all american justice system. some things worked and some things didn t, and how that all comes together is a lesson that all americans can learn from. i am grateful for vincent chin and his family. for the stories that are being shared, even though violence against asians is not new, i don t want people to forget. one night early in december 1941, japanese people were forced to leave their homes, schools and jobs. one thing is for certain, now more than ever we need to talk about hard things. they were forced to live in b barracks surrounded by what does that look like to
for the stories that are being shared. even though violence against asians is not new, i don t want people to forget. one night early in december 1941, japanese people were forced to leave their homes and schools and jobs. reporter: one thing is for certain. now, more than ever, we need to talk about hard things. they were forced to live in barracks surrounded by guarded fences. all these people, because they were japanese, they had to leave their homes? what does that look like to you? reporter: few know what asian-americans have endured in this country. how we ve been scape-goated for more than a century. but it s time that all of us change that because today it s asian people. but tomorrow, it could be your community. it s pretty sad, right? uh-huh. and we have to make sure that nothing like that ever happens to anyone, again.