Patriotism and Prejudice

One of the most poignant and sadly ironic home front stories of World War II has
deep connections to the Presidio. Even as Presidio officers issued orders to relocate
Americans of Japanese ancestry to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor
in December, 1941, a secret military language school trained Japanese American
soldiers only a half mile away. The loyalty, sacrifice, and accomplishments of the
Japanese American soldiers trained at the Presidio and elsewhere were recognized
at the highest levels, but the nation forced their families to endure a very different
sacrifice as the army uprooted and ordered them into camps far from home.