Augmented reality technology is used to recreate a scene replayed throughout the West in 1942: people of Japanese descent being evicted from their cities.
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Saturday s rally denouncing anti-Asian attacks brought out hundreds to Little Tokyo. (Josie Huang/LAIst)
Bill Fujioka said as a child growing up in Los Angeles, a week rarely went by when he wasn t taunted or beat up for being a Jap. Still, he kept his dream of Asian Americans gaining acceptance and respect in this country as he ascended to the top administrator post for L.A. County, overseeing a multi-billion dollar budget.
The past year has shattered any illusion.
Anti-Asian attacks around the country have surged during the pandemic, with racists blaming Asians for introducing coronavirus into the U.S.