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    Composed after World War II‚ Alice Yang Murray’s book “From Historical memories of Japanese American Internment and the Struggle for Redress‚” is rather equivocal. The novel embodies the idea that every human has a right to freedom‚ water‚ food‚ and security. In Murray’s book‚ Dillon S. Myer‚ head of the War Relocation Authority‚ exclaimed: “The need for speed created the unfortunate necessity for evacuating the whole group instead of attempting to determine who were dangerous among them‚ so that

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    Korematsu vs. United States Essay Fred Korematsu was born in the U.S. in 1919‚ but his parents were born in Japan. Even though his parents were not natural born citizens of the U.S‚ he still was. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Americans of Japanese ancestry were seen as a threat which ended up forcing U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue what is known as the Executive Order 9066‚ or Exclusion Order. This order stated that any descendents or immigrants from enemy nations‚ who might

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    Final Review Sheet ( 2pgs) Be prepared to write yet another thoughtful essay! Your exam topics will come from a combination of the ideas listed below. Make sure to go back and study the essay assignments that you have already written and pay careful attention to the marks and suggestions that I have written on those essays. 5 parts: Moore‚ Shlain‚ lecture‚ roadtrips and notable californians Moore: 1. Why did people choose to live in Richmond before the war? What affect did encouraging

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    How the Japanese Canadians were affected during the period 1929-1945 Prepared For: Mrs. Brydie Prepared by: Krystsina Khatkevich Due Date: Friday‚ May 27th‚ 2011 Course: CHC 2D Amid 1929 to 1945‚ a series of events took place‚ which makes our Canadian History very intriguing. Though some of these events Canadians are not proud of‚ they still have grand historical significance to everyone. During that period‚ the Japanese Canadians were notably affected in

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    States for this research paper. Back on December 7‚ 1941 the Japanese attacked US Naval forces in Pearl Harbor located in Hawaii. The next day the US declared war on Japan and everyone was in a panic wondering what would happen next. The United States joined World War II and all Japanese and Japanese-Americans were being rounded up and put into camps‚ because the US government was afraid that there could spies or that the people with a Japanese heritage could turn against America. Executive Order 9066

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    Manzanar‚ a Japanese-American internment camp. On Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ in Long Beach‚ California‚ the family — consisting of both parents‚ Jeanne’s four brothers and five sisters‚ and Granny — are startled by news that Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. FBI agents arrest Jeanne’s father‚ Ko‚ for allegedly supplying oil to Japanese submarines and imprison him at Fort Lincoln‚ near Bismarck‚ North Dakota. In February 1942‚ President Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066 ordering Japanese-Americans

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    but follows them through the intricacies of dealing with an intercultural friendship‚ especially one considered so dangerous‚ during the time of cultural persecution and internment following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ​Henry Lee is the American born child of Chinese immigrants‚ while Kieko is the American born child of Japanese immigrants; the Panama Hotel is on the corner of the dividing line between Japantown and Chinatown‚ offering the perfect location for children of both worlds to play together

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    Nozaki‚ at her home in Sacramento‚ California. Gee talks about how her father‚ Mr. Nozaki‚ had earned his Master’s degree is Literature from the University of Washington and was a poetic writer. Nozaki was teaching Japanese in Arroyo Grande‚ California. When he became imprisoned at an internment camp in New Mexico‚ Mr. Nozaki was in charge of supplies for the internees‚ he would issue himself new socks instead of washing them. Gee became head of her household after her father was arrested. After the war

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    deserves to be in a cage. Japanese had no option but to live in concentration camps for 3 years. Throughout Farewell to Manzanar‚ being brave and not letting other people put them down emerges as an important message in the text. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston talks about her life in the concentration camps and after she left how people saw her. Japanese people went through a lot‚ American wanted Japanese to fight against their own people. Jeanne was ashamed of being Japanese‚ but was brave enough to survive

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    Henry was dumbfounded. She was Japanese” (20). So when Henry and his new helper Keiko introduce themselves‚ Henry finds out she is Japanese. Since it was World War II during that time‚ he was surprised that she was going to a white school. As they got to know each other more‚ Henry began to have some feelings for his new friend Keiko

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