Japanese American history

The War of the Japanese The day was December 7, 1941. Unlit Christmas lights are strung on green palm trees and the day is just beginning for the navy base in Pearl Harbor. But then time took over. At 7:55 AM, Japanese fighter planes carrying deadly bombs flew in, ready to destroy the American naval base. In as little as two hours, there were four battleships destroyed and four more damaged. Dozens of more heroic war stories were born. And America had entered the second war of the world. THE…

after being suspect in their motive for coming to Japan, Golovnin and his companions are held captive in Japan for a little over two years, until they can be proven innocent of the allegations. This travel experience, give the reader perspective Japanese prisons, government, and foreign diplomacy, rather than it focusing on cultural day to day happenings and scenery like with most travel experiences. Not only does it provide this unique perspective, but also paints the western traveler in Japan…

The crew of the Enterprise appear to be portrayed the same way as the Americans, as they arm the “Hill People” in order to ensure a fair fight, and ultimately get almost too involved in the war (to the point where they nearly violate the aforementioned Prime Directive) as America was widely believed to have done. Another episode…

Written in 1981, Obasan explores the negative treatment Japanese-Canadians experienced in the internment camps during World War Two. Kogawa uses three women (Obasan, Aunt Emily, and Naomi) to illustrate the perspectives that the different generations have in regards to Canadian multiculturalism and how it relates to Japanese-Canadians. In the article “Joy Kogawa’s Obasan: Canadian multiculturalism and Japanese-Canadian Internment”, the author Laura K. Davis examines Obasan through a lens…

victim felt. In Farewell to Manzanar a Narrative Nonfiction, the author Jeanne Houston is a Japanese American living during World War II and wrote about her experience when she was interned. This book is a peek into the life of Jeanne and how the war affected her. On December 8, 1941 the United States declared war on Japan, Japanese Americans were then treated differently and unfairly. The Japanese Americans were then sent to internment camps, Jeanne's family was sent to Manzanar. Through…

reasons and she was not hired because it was in “bad taste” to the company. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Abercrombie and Finch because the young woman never told them that it was part of a religious belief. Being able to see the face of fellow Americans and society members is a very crucial part of life. It allows for those they interact with to gain trust and hold each other accountable. In addition, in other countries such as Saudi Arabia and Syria, it is expected that foreigners wear…

In The Trump Effect, and How It Spreads the New York Times argues that Donald Trump’s message of exclusion and hatred is not an anomaly for the Republican Party. The author claims that Trump’s boisterous message exposes the true feelings of the Republican Party. In the article, the author brings up a number of points explaining how Republican governors are taking on Trump’s idea of creating a faith based wall around the country. The governors are using their position to close borders to…

children. This terrible period in history is now referred to as the Holocaust. First, those of different origins or religions have been loyal to America and have not done any harm. Additionally, although Japans or Jews were seen as threats or unclean, Jews were treated terribly in Concentration Camps. Finally, Jews and Japans were dehumanized and…

I remember many days where I came home from school and asked my dad “Why do we have to learn history. It’s not like it's going to help me at all when I’m a grownup.” I could understand why we would need to learn subjects like English or math, and their applications in the “real world”, but I was always stumped on history. Puzzling me, he would respond every time by saying “those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.” At the time, my 8 year-old mind thought “Well duh. I’m obviously…

If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience.Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. From the American responses during the Holocaust and the Japanese Americans being put in concentration camps to what is currently happening with the Syrian refugees. Now fear and anxiety about whether to admit many refugees or turn them away has put the attention on the many regretful decisions made by U.S. officials…