The Rachel Maddow Show Live community event: Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
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Dec 30, 2025 
In a compelling discussion, Dr. Satsuki Ina, a psychotherapist and filmmaker born in a WWII internment camp, shares insights on intergenerational trauma and healing. Journalist Frank Abe highlights the political manipulation behind wartime incarceration, while former attorney Lori Benin discusses the ongoing legal repercussions of Korematsu's case. Congressman Mark Takano speaks about legislative efforts to prevent racial profiling, and community leaders like Mayor Victor Gordo emphasize local support for immigrant rights and rapid response initiatives.
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History Echoes In Modern Detention
- Rachel Maddow links 1940s Japanese American incarceration to modern immigrant detention at Fort Bliss and Terminal Island.
- She argues the same tactics, secrecy, and military sites create a legal and moral black box today.
A Rare Ally In Little Tokyo
- Rachel recounts Julius Goldwater, a non-Japanese Buddhist minister who safeguarded possessions when his temple staff were arrested.
- His allyship was rare and highlights the scarcity of non-Japanese defenders then.
Longstanding Exclusion Enabled Incarceration
- The incarceration was driven by longstanding discriminatory laws and popular anti-Japanese activism.
- Laurie Benin emphasizes removal as the culmination of decades of exclusion and scapegoating.
