A Fence Away From Freedom by Ellen Levine is a collection of stories that will tell you about how we treated human beings like animals. Japanese Americans went through an experience they can not come back from. The story went from these people being called disgusting names, taken, beaten, and even killed. These people talk about how they were able to survive in there terrible time that thinking to come to America looking for an opportunity but met by horror. The emotional rollercoaster that these Japanese Americans take you on will blow your mind. Ellen Levine told these kids stories like she was actually there. Mits Koshiyama writes “Why do I have to be foreign?” (Levine 4). The author really made this stand out to have an impact, he really
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Right after Pearl Harbor the torment got even worse. Japanese business owners like Frank Emi were losing business. But there will always be the loyal customers saying things like “Don’t worry you are not the enemy” (Levine 17). Even though most people were following other people's actions there were still some that would be ok with being hated for the good of the Japanese. Sue Kunitomi had some neighbors that were very helpful and said “You are our friends, we will be there for you” (Levine 22). The mailman was not going to deliver letters so Kay Uno friend didn't care being called “Jap Lover.” She looked him right in the eye and said “I don't care who they are, they are still my friend.” (Levine 62). In camp they were locked up and left no rights for themselves. But Dollie Nagai was lucky enough to meet an MP who was willing to risk his job just to give him a milkshake. Dollie knew that food was not allowed to be brought in and the MP said “You leave that to me” (Levine 71). Most of the Japanese didn't always get their way so they had to take matters into their own hands. One Joe Norikane stood up and said “ I am true to the United States. I have never pledged to any other country” (Levine 138). That caused an uproar proving that there are Americans too and they deserve to be treated with respect. They didn’t like what the Japanese was doing so they said they would even fight against
Right after Pearl Harbor the torment got even worse. Japanese business owners like Frank Emi were losing business. But there will always be the loyal customers saying things like “Don’t worry you are not the enemy” (Levine 17). Even though most people were following other people's actions there were still some that would be ok with being hated for the good of the Japanese. Sue Kunitomi had some neighbors that were very helpful and said “You are our friends, we will be there for you” (Levine 22). The mailman was not going to deliver letters so Kay Uno friend didn't care being called “Jap Lover.” She looked him right in the eye and said “I don't care who they are, they are still my friend.” (Levine 62). In camp they were locked up and left no rights for themselves. But Dollie Nagai was lucky enough to meet an MP who was willing to risk his job just to give him a milkshake. Dollie knew that food was not allowed to be brought in and the MP said “You leave that to me” (Levine 71). Most of the Japanese didn't always get their way so they had to take matters into their own hands. One Joe Norikane stood up and said “ I am true to the United States. I have never pledged to any other country” (Levine 138). That caused an uproar proving that there are Americans too and they deserve to be treated with respect. They didn’t like what the Japanese was doing so they said they would even fight against