We have all heard the stories of the Nazi internment camps during World War II, however what most of us don’t remember is that right here in America the United States Government ordered the internment of over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast. Sixty-two percent of the internees were American citizens.

The second episode of the sixth season of the Telly Award winning show, Family Comes First, FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE: Internment Camps premiers this Monday October 20th at 1:30pm. In this weeks episode of  we meet Robert Machida who shares the story of his aunt  Margaret Suda who had been interned. We will also meet with internee Mitsue Salador. In addition to sharing her story of the internment camp, Mitsue talks about her efforts to bring to light the story of those relocated to these camps.

Each episode will also air on Wednesdays at 9:30 am and Thursdays at 1:30 pm & 10:30 pm.

We invite you to watch and be inspired! Family Comes First™ airs exclusively on Telecare TV – Cablevision Channels 29 and 137 , Time Warner channels 106 (Manhattan), 471 (Queens) or Verizon FiOS TV, Channel 296.