When a Philadelphia Hostel Provided Refuge for Victims of Internment Camps

July 31, 2025

Great sto­ry in Hid­den City Philadel­phia about Quak­er aid to government-displaced Japan­ese Amer­i­cans dur­ing WW2. A coali­tion of peace activists, Quak­ers, and reli­gious pro­gres­sives opened a hos­tel in West Philly and orga­nized col­lege admis­sions to area schools.