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    Best Response To Conflict

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    Churchill took over as prime minister of Great Britain. He always had one hundred percent confidence that his people could win. Another example of a positive response is the letter titled Dear Mrs. Breed where a japanese child writes a letter to a librarian that donates books to children in the internment camps. Considering the mention of Winston Churchill‚ in the text it says‚ ”You ask‚ what is our policy? I say it is to wage war by land‚ sea‚ and air. War with all our might and with all the strength God

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    the Americans and the Japanese. These beliefs were heightened during WWII with the Pacific War in December 1941. The book shows the Americans view of the Japanese as well as the Japanese view of the Americans and the differences between their propaganda. I think the main difference is that Japanese propaganda is not as degrading as American propaganda. The Americans viewed all of the Japanese as Simian creatures derived from apes. They used derogatory names for the Japanese such as Japs or nips.

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    to report to a Japanese internment camp in California after Pearl Harbor. He then sued the government claiming discrimination. The case eventually made it to the Supreme Court and is one of the most famous Supreme Court cases. (2 points) 2. According to the first paragraph from the excerpts of the majority opinion‚ what did the U.S. government believe some Japanese Americans would do if they were allowed to remain free on the West Coast? Answer: Many people thought that Japanese Americans would

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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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    Canada and Japan. The sacrifice of 2‚000 Canadian soldiers in the invasion of Hong Kong raised fear and 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

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    Family Dynamics

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    love. This really shined through when Marty really tried to encourage his father to reconnect with his old friend Keiko. Like a good man Marty approached this in a very aggressive way. The things he was he took his father to the Panama Hotel were Japanese used to keep their belongings during WWII. The reason he took his father there was to try and find Keikos old belongs‚ Marty did this because he thought if his father found Keiko’s personal belongings it would give him the push to go find Keiko.

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    particular event in history that this quote connects to is after the Japanese attack

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    Dear Mrs. Breed: Analysis

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    program. Sophie drives to get the education she deserves as well as help others do the same. Louise Ogawa shows optimism in her letters which were later compiled into a book called “Dear Mrs. Breed”. Although the conditions are very tough in the Japanese internment camp Louise sees the best of things and keeps her positive attitude throughout her time there. Helen Waterford

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    Literature has been used to tackle a variety of social and political topics. The topic of alienation‚ especially when it comes to minorities‚ played a part in Joy Kogawa’s Obasan. She was able to reveal Canada’s prejudice against Japanese Canadians and values of White supremacy through the alienation of its main character‚ Naomi Nakane. Naomi’s first encounter with the distancing effect of alienation occurs when she is still a child. During school‚ one of her classmates tells her‚ “All the

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    Harbor in California‚ but when the boat returns sardines are not all it brings back. News that Japanese soldiers have bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. As a result to this George‚ Jeanne’s father‚ burns all his Japanese belongings like the Japanese flag and his identity papers. Unfortunately George is still arrested by the FBI because of his nationality. Rigu‚ Jeanne’s mother‚ moves the family to a Japanese ghetto on Terminal Island‚ but hen moves to Boyle Heights in Los Angeles. In February 1942‚ President

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