Culture of Hawaii

Late activist Yuri Kochiyama is honored with a Google Doodle Thursday on what would have been her 95th birthday. Born on May 19, 1921, Ms. Kochiyama was relocated to an internment camp with other Japanese-Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Kochiyama's time at the internment camp inspired a life of activism, fighting for various causes including reparations for Japanese-American internees, equal rights for African-Americans, and Puerto Rican independence. "Kochiyama left a legacy of…

If somebody felt threatened, would they sit around and wait for something to happen, or do something about it themselves? This is something American’s wondered, up to December 7, 1941. On this Sunday morning, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Because of the vengeful Japanese, thousands of American citizens died on this day. Many people did not know why Japan would do such a terrible thing. Japan was prompted to attack American soil due to creating a new world order, naval expansion, and the US…

deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” (FDR). President Roosevelt delivered his Infamy Speech the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked. This surprise attack hit the harbor and its surrounding areas on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. The island was bombed by a contingent of more than 350 Japanese planes and midget submarines (Zimm 152). This was a premeditated military based attack, with Japan’s hope of preventing U.S. naval interference while they conquered southeast…

Life for the Japanese Americans became very hard following Executive Order No. 9066. Once the war ended, the Japanese returned to their homes and faced housing, employment, and racial discriminations. Overnight, the life of the Japanese Americans changed significantly when over one hundred and ten thousand people had to leave their homes and move to detention camps. The reasoning behind them having to go to detention camps was because of racial prejudice and war hysteria. After living in…

Did you know that the attack on Pearl Harbor was a complete surprise because the US was allies with Japan? The Japanese were unhappy with an embargo, which was placed by the US. That led to Pearl Harbor being attacked and the losses were massive. The attack led to the US joining and eventually ending the war. The Attack on Pearl Harbor can be researched through why it happened, what happened, and the effects of it. Before the United States joined in World War 2 it passed an oil embargo…

confessor stated that the reason there was no proof of a book that recovered. As if noting a weakness in her story, one confessor speculated “that the devil must keep the witches’ signatures because he “Carried [hers] away with him”(Triggs 2). There have been events all throughout American history that have been monumental and has had events that led into mass hysteria caused by fear. Many of these events were brought on by the ignorance of others. Events like the mass internment of…

The novel, No-No Boy by John Okada is about the Inability to function as either Japanese or American. The novel focuses on Ichiro, who is a twenty-five-year-old Japanese man released from prison camp and jail for refusing to join the U.S. Army. The novel is set in Post World War II and is narrated in a third-person point of view. The narrator shares the story of Ichiro, who is a first generation Japanese American. Ichiro struggles to find his place in society and after Pearl Harbor is bombed…

of war, but no longer. We are now in this war. We are all in it. We must share the bad news and the good news, the defeats and the victories, the losses and the recoveries. So far, the news has been depressing. We have suffered serious losses in Hawaii. I empathize with all of the families of the men in our armed forces and those of the people in cities which have been attacked. I can only give them my word that they will receive news as soon as possible. The government will give the facts to…

Code talking is very important to the history of the world in multiple ways. A code talker is a person who uses obscure languages as a means of secret communication during wartime. During WWII code talkers were used to spy on the Japanese military to make sure they weren’t going to get involved in the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. navy was nervous about what kind of weapons they had and how they were going to use those weapons against the U.S. The role of the code talker as we…

Bloody Waters of Pearl Harbor 2,353 U.S. people passed away and only 55 Japanese died in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was a tragic day in history because so many risked their lives ( How many Pearl Harbor Deaths were there? - visit Pearl Harbor, 2016). Most important, Japan launches a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor (USHMM attack on Pearl Harbor). The following day, U.S. President, Franklin Roosevelt declared war on the Japan (USHMM attack on Pearl…