Wednesday, March 5, 2014
"Farewell To Manzanar" Internment Resource Response?
Regarding the Internment Link Resource Database, what are some ideas or
trends that profoundly struck you that are addressed regarding this
period in American History? Please use any quotes or specific
references to materials that validate your argument. Due Wed., March 5th, 2014.
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The main trend I saw was that it didn't matter if someone had been a long non-citizen citizen or if they were more recent in the amount of hate and fear they were faced with. "Early rumors of sabotage and espionage by Japanese residents in Hawaii and the West Coast had been found to be false by the FBI and other governmental agencies, but these findings were suppressed by high U.S. officials in government" says the article, showing that the government withheld information about the Japanese-Americans being innocent to either hide their mistake or to take attention away from other actions the government was taking, putting Japanese Americans under a hot lamp with the entire country judging them and singling them out.
One of the main trends I saw while reading the Internment Link Database is that details were not looked into, it was constantly unfair. "Early rumors of sabotage and espionage by Japanese residents in Hawaii and the West Coast had been found to be false by the FBI and other governmental agencies, but these findings were suppressed by high U.S. officials in government". The government withheld information for the sole purpose of reassuring themselves.
In this story it all depends on your ties with Japan and what is in your house. The government din't care how long you lived in America. The government only cares about what race you are.
While exploring the Internment Link, I was dumbfounded by the fact that loyal American citizens were punished because of their ancestry. They were faced with hate and fear, just because of their descent. The article explains that the FBI tried to find the Japanese Americans guilty, but they were never successful, so they lied to the media and to the citizens of the United States. If I were a Japanese American at the time, I would have been vexed.
What I saw Is if you were living in the United States for almost your whole life, it still didn't matter because if you were Japanese originated the government had thought that you had some connection to the Japanese . You were always thought of a out cast or a spy.
I saw that it didn't matter if you had lived in the country for a long period of time, or ever your entire life. The Japanese Americans had hatred thrown at them from all sides. The article said "Early rumors of sabotage and espionage by Japanese residents in Hawaii and the West Coast had been found to be false by the FBI and other governmental agencies, but these findings were suppressed by high U.S. officials in government" It shows that our government wanted us to believe that they were guilty for no reason, except to put the blame on someone else.
So much discrimination was into play during that time because america was scared of the Japanese so the executive order 9066 removed all Japanese to camps or to a special town. Even though I feel for the Japanese living in america because most of them didn't do anything wrong but I understand the fear of the americans.
Regarding the Internment Link Resource Database, some ideas or trends that profound struck me regarding this period in American History are the mass incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Two-thirds of the victims were American citizens. Over half were children or infants. Their "crime" was their Japanese ancestry. This isn't fair at all. FBI agents conducted house to house roundups to many Japanese immigrants, many of them without search warrants or law to do so. There were overcrowded in single rooms with no furniture except for cots and a pot-bellied stove. The Japanese Americans were told that the camp would be more like a temporary living space, but instead they found themselves in an enclosed area surrounded by barbed wire and military police. This was all because when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the US government took control and decided to gather all of the people with a Japanese background to make sure they weren't involved with Japan against the United States in any sort of way.
The trend that I saw was pure betrayal because of discrimination. This relates to the civil rights movement because some African Americans were portrayed as violent individuals, so whites look down upon them all as violent people. This was like the Japanese-American discrimination because they were putting them in camps because of what the Japanese, did. This was surprising because I thought that Americans should know that not everyone is the same because some of the white leaders were very cruel people.
"Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal and incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese Americans. Two-thirds were American citizens. Over half were children." It didn't matter that they had been citizens for a wile it just mattered that they could possibly have a connection with japan. The book said that they found every reason to possibly take them away. "...seeing sinister possibilities in the most ordinary household items: flashlights, kitchen knives,cameras, lanterns toy swords." To the people taking them away every one who was originally Japanese it was their fault. No one could be trusted. They were all acting out in panic. It didn't matter who they were taking away, a family who has been citizens for their whole lives, children, parents away from their children. It was sad families were being torn apart because they could potentially be in contact with Japan.
The trend that occurred most in the story was the bully and hate towards the Japanese after the attack. Just because someone of their race bombed the USA and they were born in the USA doesn't change the fact that their race alone was the reason for discrimination for betray and bullying. They had to move and fit in with the ghetto speaking a language the was vile and harsher than what kids are usually used to- but if they didn't speak like this they were bullied.
I noticed that america at that time was very racist. They held Japanese Americans captive. "Courage is something strong within you that brings out the best in a person. Perhaps no one else may know or see, but it’s those hidden things unknown to others, that reveals a person to God and self."
I think that this was one of Americas weakest moment and we thought that to be safe we needed to put the Japanese in internment camps. "Two-thirds were American citizens". This quote impacted me because becoming an American citizen takes hard work.So if someone becomes an American citizen they are obviously going to be loyal and to not trust them just because of their race is such an injustice.
I think what struck me the most was the fact that it took the country so many years to apologize for what happened, and would not accept the disaster that they caused. "Forty-six years later our government officially apologized for this "grave injustice" and paid reparations." It was quite irresponsible and immature in my opinion.
There was so much discrimination during that time because the japanese just bombed peral harbor and so an executive order 9066 was put into place. They removed so many innocent Japanese people and even though I feel for the Japanese, I also can understand the fear of the americans.
The main trend I saw was that even if you were a us citizen but had a Japenese background they could take you away. The US didn't go into background and didn't look into anything. "Early rumors of sabotage and espionage by Japanese residents in Hawaii and the West Coast had been found to be false by the FBI and other governmental agencies, but these findings were suppressed by high U.S. officials in government" This quote shows that the government hid information.
A reoccurring trend throughout the book is trust. The government arouses suspicion for many families with relations to Japan. It doesn't matter how long the family has lived in America, the government takes extreme precautions. They do not trust the citizens that live in their country. A specific family is faced with a lot of trouble because they are not trusted.
I found it interesting that they were first treated like they were welcomed to the U.S and then they started getting treated differently. "Like the Chinese, the Japanese had been welcomed at first as a source of cheap labor, but shortly thereafter, became targets of anti-Asian campaigns, maligned as the "yellow peril." ... "Often they were arrested in the middle of the night, taken to unknown destinations, and treated as prisoners of war." We had just fought for the those in the holocaust in 1933 and now we are discriminating 8 years later.
While reading the Internment Link I noticed that many Americans who were loyal to where they were living were being taken away for being Japanese. I feel as if the government feared the Japanese after they had bombed pearl harbor. They were discriminating against them and handling with aggression due to fear.
In this story i did not like how people were treated. All the government cared about was what type of race you are. It was not fair to the different types of races because we are all humans and we should all be treated the same no matter what.
The main trends/regarding American History is even though there were a lot of people that have lived somewhere though they are not treated like they are suppose to be. Even if anyone is from the place they are in they receive a lot of hatred because of their heritage or because of their ethnicity and many other reasons.
the story was well written and it was interesting but I kinda felt like they didnt deserve what they got. I mean they didnt even get anything to cover themselves when they needed to use the bathroom. It was like they were literaly put in concentration camp and were getting ready to die. I understand the point of why the americans did that but I mean at least make the living space a little bit more comfortable.
What I found is that it doesn't matter if you lived in the US your whole life, you are not trusted. The nation became very racist and un-accepting of the Japanese. We lost all trust. We thought maybe someone who was Japanese could have something to do with what had happened. "Forty-six years later our government officially apologized for this"
We could not accept we were wrong and raciest. Maybe we were protecting our country. But what about the American citizens that were apart of families that had been here for many generations, and never left the United States or had any relations with Japan? Why were they not trusted? I think we should be ashamed of ourselves and what we did in those times.
After reading this, what stuck with me most is how it didn't matter if you were a citizen and supporter of America or if you weren't. You were treated the same either way if you were Japanese. So the Japanese who were legitly supporting and liked America were still getting treated as though they were terrorizing it which wasn't fair.
The most repeated trend was the unnecessary hate toward the Japanese after their homecoming from the camps. I think this is unreasonable considering most of the Japanese-Americans were born and raised in America and probably had nothing to do with the attack of Pearl Harbor or any other attack the government was in fear about. Also, the hate and hostility they received was usually not physical harm or direct verbal discriminating but harsh rejection and hostile attitudes and vibes. I think that this type of hostility is sometimes the worst because you just feel embarrassed and humiliated and bad about about yourself even though you really can't change what they hate you for.
The resemblance to the Holocaust in this situation is remarkably similar. "Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal and incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese Americans. Two-thirds were American citizens. Over half were children." I noticed that during this time period, people were very easily persuaded. If someone of the higher class or authority believed in something, (such as the government believing that Japanese should be placed in Camps), then people are going to follow their trends and or beliefs.
The resemblance to the Holocaust in this situation is remarkably similar. "Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal and incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese Americans. Two-thirds were American citizens. Over half were children." I noticed that during this time period, people were very easily persuaded. If someone of the higher class or authority believed in something, (such as the government believing that Japanese should be placed in Camps), then people are going to follow their trends and or beliefs.
"Early rumors of sabotage and espionage by Japanese residents in Hawaii and the West Coast had been found to be false by the FBI and other governmental agencies, but these findings were suppressed by high U.S. officials in government" says the article, showing that the government had information about the Japanese-Americans being innocent to either hide their mistake or to take attention away from other actions the government was putting Japanese Americans under a spot light with the entire country judging them. They had no power at all and had there rights striped from them
We saw all these people behind the fence, looking out, hanging onto the wire, and looking out because they were anxious to know who was coming in. But I will never forget the shocking feeling that human beings were behind this fence like animals [crying]. And we were going to also lose our freedom and walk inside of that gate and find ourselves…cooped up there…when the gates were shut, we knew that we had lost something that was very precious; that we were no longer free."
Mary Tsukamoto
This shows how hatred against Japanese people was a common trend, even if they were born in America and were also American citizens. Instead of trusting them they were excluded from the world and put into internment camps and treated as animals captured in a cage.
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