![]() ![]() We did it during World War II with the Japanese,” Higbie said on Megyn Kelly’s Fox News show, arguing that a registry proposal would be constitutional. ![]() “We’ve done it with Iran back awhile ago. Mike Kepka/By Mike Kepka/special to the Chronicle Show More Show Less ![]() The Congresswoman was born in an internment camp and is now pushing back on anti-Muslim rhetoric. Mike Kepka/By Mike Kepka/special to the Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of2 Congresswoman Doris Matsui sits in her office at the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateġ of2 Congresswoman Doris Matsui sits in her office at the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. registry of immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. The rhetoric that shook Matsui escalated in November, after the election, when Carl Higbie, a former spokesman for a super PAC that supported Trump, said the internment camps that held tens of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II were a legal “precedent” for a potential U.S. Mike Kepka/By Mike Kepka/special to the Chronicle “The fear that drove the decision to unjustly place Americans of Japanese descent into the camps is the same type of fear that drives this type of rhetoric about a Muslim registry.” Congresswoman Doris Matsui at her office at the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C. “I feel that it is absolutely imperative for me to stand up and remind people of our history,” Matsui, 72, said in an interview. Her choice to speak out marks the latest chapter in the Democrat’s unusual life and journey to politics. It was the first leg of the choir’s four-year world tour.Decades later, as Donald Trump prepares to take office, Matsui is reflecting on that history, while connecting the fear that prompted her parents’ internment to feelings now directed by many - including Trump - toward Muslim Americans. The choir, the premier performing troupe of the Utah-based faith, flew to Mexico on June 13 and performed concerts June 15 at the Cathedral of Toluca and June 17 and 18 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. Right now, travelers face no COVID-related restrictions when flying to Mexico. When cases of any transmissible illness occur - including COVID-19 - members are not seated in the choir loft until they are no longer symptomatic. Members’ health is monitored even when they are not traveling, and cases of COVID-19 occur “with some regularity,” Smoot said. The troupe, she said, always travels with medical staff. Smoot said the recent spread of the virus didn’t hinder the ability of the choir and orchestra, featuring about 400 singers and musicians, to attend all of their concerts and obligations in Mexico. The church said in a June 14 news release that special “Spoken Word” segments were to be recorded at various landmarks throughout Mexico City. This week’s show was recorded in Mexico on June 18. The performance is also broadcast on KSL-TV. During the height of the pandemic, the show featured previously recorded performances. “Music and the Spoken Word” is the longest continuously running network broadcast in radio history, having been on the airwaves for more than 90 years. “This week’s television and radio broadcast was recorded in Mexico and will be aired as planned.” “To allow the choir the opportunity to rest and recover, and to prevent the further spread of any illness, the choir has canceled this week’s rehearsal and Sunday’s live taping of ‘Music and the Spoken Word,’” Smoot wrote. ![]()
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