In the months and years following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, suspicion and fear reigned in the U.S. Roger Ebertz shares the story of two Americans: Herbert Inouye, a young Japanese-American man, and Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado to provide a historical example of how a political leader can respond with courageous compassion in a time of great national fear.

Featuring:

Roger Ebertz, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dubuque

Annalee R. Ward, Director of the Wendt Character Initiative at the University of Dubuque

For more on this topic, read Roger Ebertz’s article,"Courageous Compassion in a Time of Terror,” which appeared in Character and . . . Courageous Compassion, volume 2 of the Wendt Center for Character Education’s annual journal, Character and . . . .

Find other character resources and Wendt Center publications here or learn more about the Wendt Character Initiative here.