Anti-Asian violence: a modern day occurrence? Not at all. Fear, hatred, and racism toward the Chinese and Japanese began in the mid 1800's, culminating with the incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese at the beginning of WWII, two-thirds of whom were US citizens. From the perspective of a third-generation Japanese-American (Sansei), we will discuss the how, when, and why racism landed Americans in what is more accurately described as prison camps, and what we can do to countermand the effect of anti-Asian violence and racism in America today. With the continuing immigration and border crises, we will see how the incarceration of the Japanese in WWII is repeating itself today and why we should be fearful that this does not happen again.