You Need to Know the Story of Riyo Sato
- Posted on July 12, 2012 at 8:53pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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In the spirit of “honor, courage and love,” Glenn Beck shared a poignant story with his viewers on Thursday evening, detailing the life of Riyo Sato, a Japanese American artist who, in 1942, was sent to an internment camp per an executive order from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Her watercolor entitled, “Good Ole Summertime,” was exhibited at the De Young Museum in 1943, while Sato was sequestered away in the depths of various internment camps — one in which she and and her family were forced to live in a converted horse stall for over three months.
Despite enduring these hardships, Beck noted that Sato conducted herself with honor and courage for the duration of her life and that she would go on to teach art, and create art “with love.” She was also staunchly pro-American, never losing her love of country even after the atrocities she suffered.
Watch this compelling segment from this evening’s Glenn Beck Program below:
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castell
Posted on July 15, 2012 at 1:40amBelieve it or not, most of my American History teachers passed over this
Report Post »part of history. Hard to tell if they were racists or didn’t care that the Constitution was
being trampled upon during this time. I’m sure the Tea Party would agree
with me on that. It was spit and trampled upon and our forefathers would be ashamed
of what we did to these American citizens, while ripping up the Constitution at the same time.
anomnomnommm
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 11:04amYou realize the Tea Party is doing it again with Muslims right…
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on July 14, 2012 at 7:48pmThe Blacks in this country are already in Entitlement Internment Camps thanks to the Demo-craps and his own Black leaders, Jackson, Sharpton, etal.
Blacks are convinced that they are incapable to doing for themselves by themselves and they can’t possibly succeed without the help of government handouts.
Their dignity has been stolen and sadly most don’t even realize it!!
Report Post »rfycom
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 4:36pmMoney, money, money
Report Post »anomnomnommm
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 11:03amMoney!
Report Post »wallyworld
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 12:53pmLook, I’m a Christian Conservative, and I certainly sympathize with the story of Japanese-Americans who were confined to internment camps during the Second World War. And I don’t believe that any American citizen should have their Constitutional rights denied them. But before we go down the “Aren’t we Americans terrible people?” road yet again, do a little research on what happened to Americans held in Japanese prisoner of war camps. Read “Unbroken”, the story of Louie Zamperini, American Airman and former Olympic runner, who was captured in 1943 and held in Japanese prison camps for 2 years. American POW’s held in German camps died at the rate of about 1%. American POW’s held in Japanese camps died at the rate of over 30%. The thousands of residents of Nanking, China that were raped, tortured, and executed by the Japanese would have gladly been willing to live in converted horse stalls. We have our faults, no argument, but look around for some historical perspective. I’ll take my chances right here any day.
Report Post »FionnTebo
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 3:15pmyea man but when countries are at war there are no innocent people…. you may think your innocent or safe but the truth is your not…. The Geneva convinsion established in 1864 was suppose to start to bring a humane approach to war… i belive war isnt humane and we are never gonna be able to make it that way… War is a horrible treacherous thing but at some point you have to try and understand why? why what? why war? because as long as two people disagree there will be war if 1 person is willing to die for what the believe
Report Post »castell
Posted on July 15, 2012 at 1:51amSo treating them better than our enemies at the time is a good excuse to
Report Post »place them there in the middle of the freaking desert ? This isn’t Club Med.
They had to endure this for years. If you were a parent, how would you feel
living in this trap with your little kids running in dirt. Or watching your grandparents
or sick die in this place without being able to leave to put things in order. Or how
about even before this. They had to sell everything they had quickly. They lost money
and property. Loved memories and belongings. Some stories had them selling everything
for practically nothing and the whites new this and took advantage of that. Sometimes whole farms.
I mention whites, because who else would be able to afford doing this? I just hope you’re not a Tea Party member. Remember that they defend the Constitution at all costs. These were American born citizens in some cases. Yes, you can argue they needed protection and had to be rounded up, other than the Germans who weren’t. It was a sad time in our history. It will only look more racist as we become a multicultural society. But for now, I guess you have a hard time grasping what I’m saying. They were Americans who came here on their own before the war. Sometimes decades ago, and had children born here. Yet people looked at them like they were loyal japanese citizens. Also keep in mind, once they left a country back then, they never returned to visit. Travel was very expensive, by boat, and mi
stuharnden
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 10:17am@Dashi
Report Post »I lived during that time, did you?
watersRpeople
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 8:18amThat’s why war is idiotic. The only thing that makes sense is to spend billions upon billions of dollars and raise taxes on the rich to pay for an expensive process to make sure only the correct people go to internment camps.
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 7:46amA Socialist Democrat who wanted to keep the American people dependent on the Federal Government and put American citizens in concentration camps….
Sound Familiar?
Report Post »SGT Rock
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 4:00amTimes were different back then is like a German soldier saying they were just following orders at a death camp. Do some digging, the problem was these people were American citizens who had their Constitutional rights violated by a presidential Executive Order. They lost jobs, homes dignity everything, yet they still volunteered to go fight for this country. Truly great people who were done wrong by FDR.
As others have posted I will not be ashamed for what happened when I was not even a twinkle in my dads eye BUT I sure will strive to not let it happen again. Stand up against tyranny in all forms, even if it is in my own backyard. It seems that only the crazies want power, normal folks just want a peaceful life.
Report Post »castell
Posted on July 15, 2012 at 1:59amNo reason to be ashamed. But this story should be told more often so it won’t happen again. And I believe the U.S. government did apologize and give compensation.
Report Post »The thing you should understand however, is that I live in Southern California, where many, many liberal History professors or even conservative ones, praised Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In fact, I remember a few of them probably skipping over the fact about the internment camps and these poor japanese Americans being put there. Why would they not mention this? roosevelt literally tore the Constitution to shreds. And remember as well that once you left Japan to live in another country, traveling back to visit was basically out of the question. In the early 1900s, most were poor, conditions on ships or 3rd class was miserable and took dozens of days..and they couldn’t just go in a boat to go travel around. Once you left a country, you had to stay and accept your new surroundings for the most part. If they did eventually get rich, they stayed anyway, adopting their new country as their own.
Capt. Ron
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 3:16amSome Germans were interned as well. The U.S. was afraid of everyone and everybody. Also it was a democrat in the White House that was in charge FDR.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 2:40amMore proof that we, as a species, identify percieved threats by sight. Just imagine if they got a bigger jump on us. I’m glad she rose above it and held on to her dignity and the truth.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 1:13am“She was held in a Japanese internment camp”……NO she was an American in an American internment camp! And it will happen again!
Report Post »Chromo200
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 9:46amDon’t bet on it .. policy of dependency EBT cards, political correctness and such keeps people in “camps”.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 2:49pmHappening right now!! You think your home,your busines,your items are YOURS?? Try not paying the various taxes and see how many things you have left in secconds,minutes,days!! You will be in prizon with no-money,no-car, no-house,no-savings,NO-NUTHIN’!! So much for “what’s yours is yours”.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 12:34amThanks for telling us this story about this remarkable woman. If only everyone could be like her.
Report Post »anomnomnommm
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 1:13amObama is a socialist communist nazi hitler clone who wants to bring down america with his muslim taliban friends. and acorn.
Report Post »stuharnden
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 12:31amBlazers read the book unbroken and you will know about the Japanese prison camps in WW2. the 1940′s were a different time. Japan had spies all over the west coast and America was frightened. Please read our history about WW2 and you will realize that this was a time of fear in this country.
I will not feel guilty for something that happened 70 years ago. We have one of these camps up the road from the farm that was just renovated for a museum and it is a far cry from what our servicemen went through in Japans prison camps. “and that is the way it is” on July12 2010.
O’Lord, O’Bummer, Obama
Report Post »dashi
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 2:02amWhat a stupid comment. Guess you didn’t hear. She was an AMERICAN CITIZEN.
Did Riyo Sato run the Japanese prison camps?
Maybe if we locked up your grandparents in horse stalls, made them use community baths, and
Report Post »took away their freedom, that would be okay.
lukerw
Posted on July 12, 2012 at 10:44pmWhen you compare the Speeches of FDR to Hitler upon Social Programs and Policy… there is very little difference.
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:57pmRememberthe cideo from a few days ago when Beck interviewed three of four doctor’s including his own, and one of them told the story of going to the Capitol Buiding to talk to dozens of members of Congress about ObamacareTax and the harsh undifined actions the Secretary of Health has at his disposal under the Bill, and said he asked “What does this mean?” and they said: “Fines, and you know what, Dr. Janda [spelling?]? If you get out of line, maybe even imprisonment.”; the doctor, Janda, said he laughed, but none of the Congressmen in the room laughed.
You don’t think under a second term of the Obamanator, that if we fall out of line, don’t go with his fiats and dictates, or don’t vote the right way, that a future non-Republican held Congress (or at least one with no conservatives), wouldn’t be inclined to have similar ideas toward the American people?
If they could Federally mandate we all buy a Chevy Volt, we’d all have, and our cars and SUV’s ordered turned in and destroyed.
If they could Federally mandate we eat certain foods, and get penalized for purchasing others, that they wouldn’t do so?
We’re already too stupid to buy our toilets, light bulbs, and soda. And how dare we even think of opening a lemondae stand.
Off to the Roseanne CandyBarr re-education camps with all of you!
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 12, 2012 at 9:02pmComrades, after Dear Leader is finished with us, a horse stall will look far better than where his good frien Bill Ayres will place us!
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