1. Compare and contrast the Japanese relocation camps with Indian Reservations in terms
of paternalism and coerced acculturation.
Japanese relocation camps
Indian Reservations
Paternalism-authority restricting free-
Coerced acculturation-coercing
Indians
dom and responsibilities of subordinates.
Striped of
to conform and learn the culture
and
Personal rights
to conform and learn the culture
and
120,000 Japanese were sent to camps
freedom and culture
rules of the dominant group.
After being deemed as a threat due to
Pearl Harbor bombing (signed in by
western civilization forced
natives
Roosevelt).
to change their culture and live as
They would.
Racially stereotyped if looked to be
Japanese
2.What impact did WWII Japanese Internment experience have on the Japanese
Americans
economically, How were Japanese Americans compensated for their losses? (see article in
link above) Does the compensation paid to Japanese Americans provide a precedent for
possible similar payments (or reparations) to African Americans for their losses under
slavery? Why or why not?
The impact of WWII Japanese internment experience had on the Japanese Americans
economically, destroyed the farming industry. Many Japanese families that farmed were forced
into camps losing their land, houses, and businesses. Japanese Americans were compensated for
their losses by the senate passing a bill giving $20,000 for each person forced into the camps.
