June 6, 1944, commonly known as D-Day, was the beginning of the end of World War II and marked a period in which a new America would begin to emerge. A display in the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) in Spokane, Washington documents this emerging period. According to the museum display:
“The war set many fundamental shifts in motion, some by chance, others by design, that would echo through American life for decades to come.”
Shown below are some of the toys which were displayed.
According to the display:
“He took up his post on a battleship to combat against crudely-characterized Japanese soldiers. Wartime propaganda and art stoked existing anti-Japanese sentiments and had clear consequences for U.S. citizens of Japanese descent.”
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