Quite frankly, I’m pretty disgusted by some of the comments I’m reading. This is just the insight of the camps from someone’s family. I can’t believe people are still finding the time and energy to talk about eating pet dogs and trying to justify the camps in the US weren’t as bad as the concentration camps in Nazi Germany (they still happened and that’s what’s messed up!)

one thing I learned at the Japanese American museum is they make a point to refer to them as concentration camps and not internment camps. Internment is a euphemism that downplays Japanese Americans’ experience at these camps.

this should not have been made for an American audience, so immature and a massive lack of empathy. This poor woman is talking her truth and few of you get it. Comparison is not ok in the face of death.

why are people being mean to this poor sweet old woman? she is just telling her story. stop comparing it to everybody elses. grow tf up 😭

When the War broke out, the people who had German ancestry were not put in camps because they looked like everyone else in my province. However, those who looked Japanese due to their ancestry were put in camps and treated like this woman's family was treated. Well-known scientist, David Suzuki has a story to tell.

This needs to be more focused on in American schools. We spent the equivalent of years learning about Nazi concentration camp but Japanese internment camps were barely even spoken of. Everyone wants to believe in American exceptionalism but it's always been a myth.

Reminder that George Takei of the OG Star Trek also surived the Japanese American Internment camps

This comment section is absolutely deplorable and I’m truly disgusted, I work right down the road from Papago park in Arizona which was used as a Camp for INNOCENT Japanese AMERICANS. I cannot believe you guys are giving the “Jews had it worse” excuse and just degrading this woman. Everyone commenting couldn’t even stomach a war but got so much $hit to say

Thank you for sharing your family and your stories

North America needs to be taught about Japanese internment camps, and the Japanese need to be taught about their war crimes/comfort women. Not to punish the new generations for sins of the past, but to educate, generate empathy and understanding, and to prevent tragedies like these happening again in the future. In war, there are no victors, only pain and suffering all around.

I cant imagine what it must've been like seeing those baby graves and thinking that could've been me... this woman and her family were so tough. Good on her dad for making sure they knew self defense too, what a sad but triumphant story. Americas history is very dark, and its trash that this country and schools (and some people in this comment section) try to down play this part of our country's history...

"Nationalism has a way of oppressing others." -Noam Chomsky I think a lot of these comments are operating under the idea that "bad things happen no big deal". America has an extremely dark history, and we are taught a very whitewashed version in American schools. This woman is so soft-spoken, and is giving her own recollection of a disgusting tragedy she and her family endured. My heart hurts for her and her family. The more I learn about American history the more difficult it is to be "proud" of my country. The whole world observes the US and sees the disasters coming out of it, and if we do not learn the harsh truths of our history, we will just be doomed to repeat it. I appreciate Ms Oda's willingness to share her story and am ashamed of the "Americans" leaving disgusting comments on this channel.

My Japanese grandmother doesn’t speak of this or her life in Okinawa. It’s sad. 😢

The trolls have really crawled out of the woodwork for this one. Why are they so triggered? Massive copium

Very inspiring woman

Respect!

this truly breaks my heart

It's disgusting that we did this to our OWN PEOPLE just because they had Japanese descendants

Who remembers Fort Minor?

why do the comments hate her

I never knew about American Internment Camps until I stumble across the one in Tucson, AZ.

This breaks my heart 😢 to imagine what we did to the Japanese during this time and how little they teach us about it is upsetting.

FOB means plastic

Listen to kenji by fort minor

I somehow got here from "Hey there demons, it's me, ya boy."

The real question is would Foreign Concentration Camps still exist in another World War?

She is very Beautiful, I really mean that she’s a very beautiful women inside and out!

If you think this is bad, you should talk to folks from the Philippines that survived the Manila Massacre that Japanese did during WWII.

The experience was so traumatizing for these Americans of color. Most did their best to become "all American" (i.e. whitewashed) and dropping all semblance of being asian. Hence one reason you so rarely meet japanese Americans these days. Most married out and married white people, especially the women.

This is a terrible story of one of the worst things our country ever did, but why was this uploaded to BuzzFeed Unsolved? There’s no mystery, this is history.

It's just disgusting that America doesn't teach this, but at the same time they also don't teach the atrocities that Japan committed during WWII. They make sure we ignore the fact that the USA hired Japanese war criminals as prominent advisors and didn't bring anyone to justice. Everything about the USA-Japanese interaction during WWII doesn't make sense in the way it is taught in the American school system. It's so sad that this happened- wish we could actually get an education on the wrongly incarcerated individuals.

I think what rubs me the wrong way about this video is the background music. Usually recorded testimonies don't have that kind of thing because the story is upsetting enough. Them adding it makes it feel less authentic.

Now do one with a survivor from Nanking

Weird click bait title doesn’t really work for this type of video, feels very off.

I remember watching a video of “The worst things each president has done” and I was like “What could FDR have done wrong?” Then I realized that this happened. I am terribly sorry for what everyone who went into those camps had to go through. This part of history needs to be addressed more.

I'd rather be a P.O.W to the Americans than the Japanese.

There were no good sides in that war, but what the Japanese soldiers did in china and the pacific is almost unforgivable

Good for you

god damn these comments are brutal

OK, but how is this unsolved?

My greatest issue is the word “survived” since 99.98% of those who were illegally interred lived. Most people that died died of tuberculosis. It was affront that the Roosevelt administration committed. Survived is pretty strong, and with that word comes heavy connotations.

@Buzzfeed you should talk about the genocide of Indigenous peoples of so called “California” next.

7k view with over 5 million followers? Just close up shop already Buzzfeed , it’s over. Go away

You can easily tell from this comments section who consider People as People and who think of them as Numbers 🔔 🔔 🔔

Now talk about the Chinese survivors of Japanese occupation

Repulsive comments no compassion

I survived chili's

Horrible, and to ad insult, all the ads throughout this video were ads to join the armed forces!

Racist if the government did not Equally intern the German, Italian and Japanese all the same. your point is very weak.

she wasnt even in japan?

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During WW2 the Japanese had some pretty horrible atrocities under their belt. I can understand why this happened in America but the innocent people were hurt along the way. Japanese killed more than the Nazis by far.

but can she do a 360 no scope?

Now do a video about what the Japanese did to the Chinese during ww2

I bet she still votes for the party that put her there

Sweet now do a video about what the Japanese soldiers did to the civilians in Nanking.

So black Americans weren't the only ones to suffer, wow

Cool, now do American captives under Imperial Japan

5 months old and this is an I survived? More like I have no memory of it but was told how my family survived

Horey morey rice again😑

I feel like the title is a little dramatic. Yes, they were taken away from their homes and made to go live somewhere else. Yes it was racist. But they were fed, clothed, housed and educated. Not exactly like what was going on with my relatives over in Europe. Pretty sure they didn't get any food or clothing in the only education they got was in suffering and misery.

Survived? Dude its not a concentration camp.. cap

_Survived? What on earth are you referring to? There was no peril associated with being in an interment camp. She is quite literally not a victim of any wrongdoing; the Americans placed them in the camp to ensure their safety._

Well it was never gonna kill her was it so how did she 'survive' exactly.

What the US did was terrible but it DOES NOT COMPARE to a GERMAN concentration camp. They were given sub human rights and treatment. The Japanese were given SUBPAR treatment, and they were also given ADEQUATE rations. They also WERE NOT DEATH CAMPS. Majority of people survived the camps. KNOW THE HISTORY AND KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

Look up the 442nd Combat Team 🫡

It was a disgrace. They can try to dress it up but it is our history & we’ve got to own it. Just like all the other.

But does she eat rice and sushi for a living? While also eating pet animals such as the dog and cat?