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    9066‚ which said that all Japanese Americans were to be put into internment camps. Instead of following this‚ he became a fugitive. His conviction for disobeying that order led to a test of the order’s legality before the United States Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States. (2 points) |Score | | | 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

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    people who did it-don’t you see what I mean? My face-it’s how the Japanese look.” (Guterson‚ p.139) This paper will focus on three characters whose lives in this story are changed forever in the face of fear‚ panic‚ and above all racism. The setting takes place in the Pacific Northwest‚ an island named San Piedro‚ which is set off the coast of the state of Washington. It is a close knit community with a large concentration of Japanese immigrants. They‚ like many small islands have a large fishing

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    As stated by James A. Forbes Jr.‚ the senior Minister Emeritus of the Riverside church‚ “When people rely on surface appearance and false racial stereotypes‚ rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart‚ mind and spirit‚ their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.” Racial profiling is a huge issue in America. The inability of American-born citizens to look past the surface of immigrants aids this problem. In the memoir Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh

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    People choose what kind of person they want to be: kind‚ generous‚ rude‚ accepting‚ loving‚ hateful‚ etc. Even though these traits are chosen and acted out through free will‚ other people can affect how someone is shaped. In the novel Hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford the main character named Henry Lee is greatly affected by his relationships with other characters. The relationships between Henry and his father‚ Henry and Marty‚ and Henry and Keiko helped shape his life tremendously

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    English No-No Boy To begin I really enjoyed this book‚ it was very interesting to me to read about the incredible struggle Ichiro had within himself and society. When I think of the Japanese-Americans being placed into internment camps because of Pearl Harbor I am grateful for how far our country has grown but I’m not unaware of how far we still have to go. I think back 12 years to September 11th 2001‚ when the twin towers were bombed and living in New York City‚ witnessing

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    Seesaws have been around hundreds of years. Found on almost every standard playground‚ they provide entertainment for people of all ages around the world. Though it is mostly seen as a toy‚ it also teaches an important life lesson: when forming relationships‚ each person involved must give equally. In the novel‚ Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford‚ Henry Lee‚ a young Cantonese-American boy forms valuable relationships that have a lasting impact on his life. The first relationship

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    A young Man That Has Grinning Behind His Mustache. “In war time wet and dry burn together” After Attacked Japanese Air force to Pearl Harbor‚ USA government decided to internment Japanese- American people to keep them in a camp called Manzanare in the book Farewell To Manzanar by James D.Houston‚discipe and explan the people life in the camp during world war two‚ Woody is one of the character that we read about him in this book. He has very important and effective role in his family. Woody said:

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    Part III: theme analyses of Farewell to Manzanar 1)Title-Farewell to Manzanar‚ published in 1973‚ was written by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. It is a classic memoir of the life and struggles of a young Japanese internee and her family at Manzanar during World War Two. The title‚ "Farewell to Manzanar‚" automatically sets a theme of grief‚ sadness‚ and loss. The significance of the title throughout the book‚ is that Jeanne is forced to say "farewell" to her father‚ friends‚ and previous

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    turmoil of all the jewish people as her and her family hid from the Nazi’s. Although the situation she is in is horrifying she manages to stay positive minded. Another story‚ Dear Miss Breed‚ a story where all Japanese people in the United States‚ citizens or not‚ were placed in internment camps because of the air attack on Pearl Harbor. Miss Breed‚ a children’s librarian at the San Diego Public Library‚ gave kids that were put in these camps hope by donating books to them and also by writing letters

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    not a lot of money‚ just to be happy and self-sufficient. However‚ not everyone’s dream is that simple. Another book that talks about achieving the "American Dream" is Farewell to Manzanar. In this book‚ the author’s family is imprisoned into internment camps after

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