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Italian internment WWII with Dr. Lawrence DiStasi
Join us for a special talk with Dr. Lawrence DiStasi, The Danger in Potentially Dangerous. Learn about the history of the Italian internment in WWII while you sip on your favorite hot beverage at home.
It is a little-known fact that in California during World War II, Italian Americans were subjected to an 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew, searches of their homes, seizure of their property, and exclusion from prohibited zones along the coast.