I am not afraid to have a voice‚ especially if the voice is the voice of my community. As an Asian American Student Advocacy Project youth leader who represents the Asian Pacific American community‚ I partook in a project in which I communicated with officials through town hall hearings to further an ethnic studies campaign in New York City public schools. This is an effort to build cross-cultural understandings to combat bullying and stereotypes‚ and promote engagement in school curriculums to
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In the relocation camps‚ Japanese Americans adhered to strict rules and curfews. Some known trials include the trial of Min Yasui; Gordon Hirabayashi; and Fred Korematsu. Yasui was convicted of violating the curfew order‚ while Hirabayashi contravened the curfew order and failed to report evacuation‚ and Korematsu failed to report evacuation‚ These were only a few of the numerous trials (Ng‚ page 177). The evacuation of Japanese Americans was planned by the Wartime Civil Control Administration
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evacuated from the military area. This freedom led to the Japanese being evacuated to concentration camps since they were viewed as threats to the United States. Fred Korematsu was charged with defying military orders to evacuate and detained. According to him‚ he had not committed any crime to warrant him to be charged. More to that‚ Korematsu was born in the United States and is thus a citizen of the United States. By arresting him‚ the government had violated his rights as a citizen of the United
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Document Based Question [pic] Written by: Marcia Motter Teacher Clayton Middle School mmotter@washoe.k12.nv.us After the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ was the internment of Japanese-Americans justified? You are going to be the featured guest on CNN. You are an expert on the topic of Japanese internment. You have been asked to discuss the justification of the internment of Japanese-Americans in this country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941. In a response
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WW2 had began on September 18‚ 1931 Japan invaded Manchuria. World War 2 was not officially initiated until German Nazi’s invaded Poland on September 1‚ 1939. America did not get involved in the war until December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan bombed Pearl Harbor‚ war was not declared on Japan until the following day. December 11‚ 1941 Germany declared war on the United States. The war was now in full force‚ with America raging war against the Japanese and the German Nazi’s. Back home in America‚ they to were
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Degrees of Loyalty Loyalty was a major issue in the United States during World War II and the subsequent years following. This was especially true in California‚ where Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during the war because many felt that their loyalty was to Japan and not the United States. This caused many problems for the Japanese American citizens‚ as they were subjected to loyalty tests and forced draft programs into the armed forces. Those who opposed the American Government
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Suspension of Civil Liberties in America During Times of War This paper will prove that civil liberties‚ in America‚ during times of war‚ should not be suspended. This paper will prove this point by discussing the impact of the Japanese internment camps in the 1940’s‚ after the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ and more contemporary examples such as the Patriot Act that occurred after the 9/11 attacks. However‚ the main case examined will be the Japanese internment camps. America has always been thought
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immediately be suspect and be looked into (Korematsu v. United States 323 U.S. 214).That courts should subject any law that infringes on the civil rights of a racial group should be looked under the most scrutiny like as if they were looking at it threw a micro scope. Justice Black also goes on to say that when under the conditions of warfare and our shores are threatened by hostile forces‚ the power to protect them must be commensurate with the threatened danger. (Korematsu v. United States 323 U.S. 214).
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Landmark Supreme Court Case Project Dredd Scott v. Sandford 1857 In the Dred Scott case‚ Scott filed for a lawsuit to gain freedom for him and his family. He was once obtained a slave in a slave state‚ but his master had moved around and ended up in Illinois‚ which had been a free state in 1836. His rights that were being withheld from him were freedom. The way they pleaded their case was that he lived in a territory where slavery was illegal; therefore he can’t be enslaved again. Scott lost
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different of the hero Korematsu who is more self centered. Ellen is a hero who is big and famous for her caring and love towards others. While Korematsu is the type of hero who fought for peoples right to a fair trial but acted initially based on his self interest Bai. Korematsu was heroic because he stood up for his beliefs. Even his own people did not support him. Both are wonderful role models for all of us. If it wasn ’t for heroes like Ellen and Korematsu‚ noone would ever be able to conquer fear without denial (Bai 831833)
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