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    grandfather carried in the land around Hiroshima.” What job did Papa have at Fort Lincoln? Why did he have that job? He was an interviewer for the Justice Department because he had the advantage to know and speak Japanese and English. The interrogator asked Papa what he thought of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What was Papa’s response? Papa said he was sad for both countries; that the bombing and war were the things

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    faced inhumane treatment from the Japanese on each of the three ships- the Oryaku Maru‚ Enoura Maru‚ and Brazil Maru. After Japan’s Emperor accepted the surrender terms for the war‚ Estel was finally rescued and repatriated from a prison near Hiroshima on October 6‚ 1945. Pearson’s use of graphic descriptions of the lack of food‚ water‚ space‚ medicine‚ and treatment that the prisoners received on the hell ships exposes the underlying animosity Japanese felt for Americans whom they believed to be evil

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    Farewell to Manzanar Farewell to Manzanar is the story of a young Japanese girl who spends part of her childhood in a barbed wire camp trying to live a normal life. This book demonstrates how Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family fought to make it thought this harsh period of time at camp Manzanar. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor‚ president Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066‚ which gave power to the war department to declare which people were possible risks to the United States. “FBI deputies

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    Japanese Internment Camps The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941. Many Americans were afraid of another attack‚ so the state representatives pressured President Roosevelt to do something about the Japanese who were living in the United States at the time. President Roosevelt authorized the internment with Executive Order 9066 which allowed local military commanders to designate military areas as exclusion zones‚ from which any or all persons may be excluded. Twelve days later

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    families. A good father is someone who is a good provider‚ has the best interest and safety for their family‚ loves his family and ensures well being of family. In Farsi‚ we have some inspiring sentences such as “Shigata kit nia” in which comes from Japanese culture. When I struggled with my challenges in the past‚ and depression in the past my father leaded me to face my problems‚ and find the

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    rage against Japanese on the west coast. Along with several government policies which provide room for the entrenched racism‚ rationality is dissolved into violence and repression which pressures the government for the final detention. Japan was allied with Britain in the First World War‚ thus the attack on Pearl Harbor was undoubtedly a huge shock to Canadian people. What they found behind the attack is sneaking and treacherous‚ which they believe as the trait embedded in the Japanese descent. Therefore

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    In Joy Kogawa’s novel “Obasan‚” a Japanese-Canadian‚ Naomi Nakane‚ recalls her dark childhood during World War II. Since Naomi is a Japanese Canadian during World War II‚ her childhood was full of racism and prejudice and is treated harshly because she is Japanese; thus‚ affecting the story by bringing in flashbacks of sadness and devastation. During World War II‚ Japan launches an attack on the Unites States; resulting an immediate declaration of war against Japan. Canada ‚ being America’s ally

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    Snow represents destruction‚ unpredictable events‚ as well as the coldness in everyone’s hearts. Lastly‚ the cedar tree indicates love and peace‚ along with untruthfulness. Racism was horrible on San Piedro Island between Caucasians “whites” and Japanese “Japs”. Even if you were born

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    In an article titled ‘Wounds will never heal’ published in The Sunday Mail‚ 18 March‚ p. 42‚ author Max argues that Australia should not have signed an agreement for regional co-operation and a closer relationship between the Australian and Japanese militaries (Venables 2007‚ p. 42). As we move forward‚ we will be critically examining the article using through three kinds of proofs - Ethos‚ Pathos and Logos; defined in Aristotle’s rhetoric theory which will be explained in more details in the

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    The two characters are similar in ways with the same perspectives and are in the same historical event. Farewell to Manzanar‚ by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston‚ and The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida is about the characters being Japanese‚ to concentration camps. Due to the fact that they’re in a war between the United States and Japan. The two characters are similar in ways when they both have had their fathers sent to all-male camps or in a prisoner-of-war camp‚ and both are living in

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