Analysis: All Quiet On The Western Front

Not only did the suffer physically, but they suffered mentally and psychologically as well. Shock and fear spread to the Japanese-Americans as a direct result of the internment

The trauma that they endured enabled them to desensitize themselves to the attacks of their fellow Americans and thrive in a community that did not trust them. The Japanese-American people managed the trials and tribulations of America through collective willpower that enabled them to flourish in a hostile

Most were Canadian citizens who were mistreated. There was a lot of racism, propaganda and hatred towards Japanese Canadians, even though they were not criminals. This had violated the rights that citizens had because the Japanese were being falsely accused for espionage.

“Japanese Americans were suspected of remaining loyal to their ancestral land. In the event of a Japanese invasion of the American mainland, Japanese Americans were feared as a security risk.” (U.S. History 2). Everyone in society is panicking because they are still recovering from the bombing. People want to take action against Japan and do not want to take risk so they relocated most Japanese into camps.

Gruenewald parents on the other hand handle the experience a little different from others stated my Gruenewald her parents would always say “Yes, it is difficult, isn’t it? I have those same concerns. All we can do now is hope that all this will end son and we can all go home.” When the Japanese were locked up they all were giving a questionnaire which two types where giving out one for the Isseri and the other for the Niseri. Both of the asked if both groups would swear allegiance to the United States and the Niseri were giving a question if they were willing to serve in the military and this is what divided the Niseri.

Kyla, “I think that the Japanese-Americans handled themselves very positively. Although we kept them behind fences and locked them up like they were criminals they still fought for us, they fought for our country and I think that takes someone who really loves America to do that. ”-Kyla . I agree whole heartedly with you that these people have poise that goes beyond the norm, Christ like. The way they turned the cheek and endured for what they believed in was truly amazing.

The United States gave the Indians time to move west and those that had not done so by choice were forced. The removal of the Indians was a long going issue for The United States, that no one knew just how to deal with. “Some officials in the early years of the American republic, such as President George Washington, believed that the best way to solve this “Indian problem” was simply to “civilize” the Native

Working together they had farms, newspapers, and schools. People outside the camps still looked at them like they were traitors. After the war ended the Japanese internment did too, although, last camp didn’t close until 1945 though. The Japanese-Americans returned to their homes, or what was left of them. Most of the ones who were in the internment camps returned to their houses to find that everything they had was gone.

An innocent little boy watches as the FBI takes his father away. This shows how love has the power of evil. The ones in authority’s love for America and patriotism caused them to do evil by mortifying not only the little boy, but the wife and daughter too. In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor being bombed, Order 9066 was executed which locked up these Japanese Americans into “relocation centers” but better known as internment camps. Conveying that since they were Japanese, and Japan was the one who bombed them, America didn’t trust them even if they had nothing to do with it; as a result, innocent people suffered from the xenophobic government.

Furthermore, the United States should do more to compensate the families of those impacted by internment because the recompense provided initially was minimal and should be considered an affront to the memory of the victims. Prior to World War II, the 127,000 Japanese-Americans along America’s west coast (Japanese American Relocation and Internment Camps) were considered just another immigrant group coming to America searching for a better life. However, with the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, this perception soon saw a drastic change. The attack on the US Naval base on December 7th, 1941 left many casualties in its wake.

Years of isolation widened the spacious gap between the races. It gave birth to more racist organizations with specific purposes of preventing anyone of Japanese descent from returning to the west coast. They used the war as a way to foment hostile feelings in the major farming areas. From the imprint in Jeanne’s mind the word Hate was given by the Americans when signs showed ‘ Japs Go Back Where You Came From’ (Houston, p. 136). Once the war was over in Japan, none of the civilians attacked Louie.

We are ‘settlers’. We take up land that belongs to us, American citizens, by paying the government price for it.” (Burton 238). This comment on a deeper context was the view and beliefs of American in 1848. Additionally, the social hierarchy is apparent and supports Alamar’s comment that there is inequality and prejudices within the U.S. government.

They were taught to speak japanese so they were ready when they were deported. The Japanese were given the opportunity to help fight for the war effort, and over 33,000 joined the war effort and all of them were placed in . Even though they fought more battles compared to other units, only about 800 Japanese-Americans that were killed in action.

Japanese-Americans living on the west coast were savagely and unjustifiably uprooted from their daily lives. These Japanese-Americans were pulled from their jobs, schools, and home only to be pushed to

As a result, all Japanese were discriminated in the U.S.A. as biased perceptions were already set in their minds. They were judging the Japanese as the whole, just because the attack of a small part of the