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The Japanese internment is a historical event that is often glossed over despite being the “first mass evacuation” in the United States entailing the removal of American civilians, namely 120,000 Japanese Americans, due to racial discrimination (Okubo, Introduction). The physical edifices of the ten internment camps located in the “remote desert and mountain areas” no longer exist; instead, all that remains are “pieces of concrete, pipes, and wire” (Introduction). As cameras and other “modes of…

brutality of the Japanese. We have always been told of the ruthlessness of the Japanese soldiers, but I could never fully visualize the acts that they had committed. The movie even starts with a scene in which American prisoners are placed in a confined space and set on fire. The Japanese police-like people were even more vicious than the original ones at Cabanatuan Camp. The head guy ordered that if one person went out of line, or tried to escape, then ten more will die with him. The Japanese…

surprise attack. The U.S. Naval forces were able to recognized the attack against the Alaska Islands and were able to mass the Japanese forces around Midway. On June 4, an advance Japanese squadron numbering more than 100 bombers and Zero fighters took off from the Japanese carriers to bomb Midway. In the meantime, 200 miles to the northeast, two U.S. attack fleets caught the Japanese force entirely by surprise. Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto still had numerous warships at his command, but without…

When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941 by Japan, a clear enemy against the United States was established and America joined the war. However the fighting wasn't limited to the front in Europe, hundreds of American-Japanese individuals were persecuted and rounded into interment camps, to seperate them from the general 'American' population. This harmful behavior was caused by an intese desire to protect Americans from individuals who may have allegiances to their ancestral…

more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to concentration camps with the justification of military necessity after the Japanese launched the devastating attack on pearl harbor in 1941. However, it is of debate to which extent was the degree posed by Japanese-American equivalent to the treatment of Internment they received from the US government. Orthodox Historians who regard the internment decision to be wrong, suggests that the degree of threat posed by Japanese-American…

Mass Deportation, Separation of Families and deportation of Parents to US Citizen Minors are subjects that are brought with the Deportation Debate. Alongside with the Illegal Immigration crisis that the country currently faces; Illegal Immigration has been a constant issue for this nation for over 25 years. Many of the suggestions are merely impossible and hugely costly to enforce, something the nation is not ready to assume. Mass Deportation suggests that the best method to combat Illegal…

Higbie and they were discussed with the national Muslim registry. Higbie said “We did it during World War II with Japanese, which, you know, call it what you will,” This fact that higbie was mention would wonder the audience what he meant? Because the way he said that, it looks like it not something that a big deal to them even if they treated the Muslim community the same way as the Japanese…

presented to be a harsh and terrifying time for any Japanese American living on the Pacific coast. The attack at Pearl Harbor brought forth a future so disheartening for Japanese Americans that many have called a nightmare, even ones who had pledged their loyalty to the United States were not spared. During a time such as this it didn’t matter where a Japanese heart lied, all the Americans looked for was the cold face they displayed to the world. Japanese Americans were treated unfairly by being…

child, and sometimes, a “woman”. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, her father was taken in for questioning, something that didn’t bother her nearly as much as she thought it would, due to that the new world she lived in was far worse. Her mother didn’t know what to do, so, in attempt to keep the family together, she moved Jeanne and her siblings to Terminal Island. While there the Japanese children had bullied Jeanne because she didn’t speak Japanese. Jeanne says they never actually…

knuckle knives were given to the Services Reconnaissance Department who boarded the M.V Krait on Operation Jaywick. Operation Jaywick was one of the most significant operations during the World War 2. The objective of the operation was to raid the Japanese shipping in Singapore.…