In 1943, the United States government administered a questionnaire to people of Japanese descent who had been confined to wartime concentration camps in California, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arkansas.
—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Soon after, he was hired as a war crimes investigator and visited concentration camps during the World War II liberation to document Nazi crimes.
However, a lot of big houses have been built on smallish lots.
—
Richard Dahlberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Wooden signs dot roadsides advertising homes from the $300,000s for a townhome to over $1 million for big houses in the most desirable suburban neighborhoods.
—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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