Survivors of the World War II Japanese American internment camps tell their stories during a forum at the National Japanese American Historical Society in San Francisco. The speakers see parallels between their ordeal and today's immigrant detention centers. (Photo by Daniel Montes)

Members of San Francisco’s Japanese American community recently spoke about their experiences being interred in camps during World War II, while standing in solidarity with present-day immigrants being detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.

During a Feb. 7 speaking engagement at the National Japanese American Historical Society at 1684 Post St. to commemorate the internment of Japanese Americans in the 1940s, several survivors shared their stories.

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