'Dwight Okita And Mericans' By Sandra Cisneros?

Americans have defined themselves not by their racial, religious, and ethnic identity but by their common values and belief in individual freedom. As these two writers "Dwight Okita" and "Sandra Cisneros" were highly influenced by the American culture remind us how it was in the 1800s. "In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers” by Dwight Okita, and “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros published experiences about the topic of American identity. They are both similar but Okita's poem is more likely about the family experience and Cisneros's short story talks more about where the family came from. In the poem “In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers” by Dwight Okita is about how a fourteen year old girl experiences how it feels like to be neglected as an American and she and her family would be sent to another country or place/relocation centers outside or within US area from her white bestfriend. "My father says where we’re going they won’t grow"(Okita,4-5). The tomatoes that she mentioned was another sign that …show more content…
"We must stay near the church entrance. We must not wander over to the balloon and punch-ball vendors. We cannot spend our allowance on fried cookies or Familia Burrón comic books or those clear cone-shaped suckers that make everything look like a rainbow when you look through them. We cannot run off and have our picture taken on the wooden ponies" (Cisneros,3).The girl and her brothers are stuck outside the church, waiting for their grandmother, they aren’t allowed to walk to the plaza, where there are balloons, comic books, and other fun things. But they are also not allowed to come inside the church. "“Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?” “But you speak