Farewell To Manzanar By Jeanne Wakatsuki

There are many things that happened to Japanese-American immigrants during World War 2 that people in this time period aren’t really familiar with. A story from a Japanese woman, Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston, who was born and lived in this era, with help from her husband, James D. Houston, explains and sheds some light during the times where internment camps still prevailed. The writing piece titled “Arrival at Manzanar", takes place during her childhood and the Second World War. In the beginning, Jeanne and her family were living a calm and peaceful life in a predominantly white neighborhood, until disaster struck the world and they were forced to move due to escalating tensions between Japanese Orientals and white Americans. At the time, Japanese-Americans, like Jeanne, were forced to live in an internment camp, which is a prison of sorts, due to the war with Japan. The text is being told through a first person point-of-view in which Jeanne herself tells the story through her experiences during the war. In that story, which contains only a part of the original text, much of the setting took place either prior to and during the time she was sent to the internment camps and describes her struggle with it. This story clearly states the importance of family and perseverance which is shown through her use of pathos, definition, and chronological storytelling.

The first examples of the power of language is when Tom Weylin catches Dana reading after telling her not too. Tom Weylin says, on page 106, “Didn’t I tell you I didn't want you reading!”. Tom Weylin doesn't want Dana to read because he is worried she could teach the other slaves and help them escape. This shows the power of language because language help’s Tom Weylin control the slaves and keep them from escaping to a free-state. Another example of how language can be used is on page 102 , Tom Weylin says “You want her to read to you? [...] Then you got something to say to me.”. Tom says this because he wants Rufus to apologize to him and to acknowledge Tom Weylin’s has authority over

For example, Trina Garnett was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole as a minor, even though it was proven that she had emotional and mental health problems. The incident depicted within the book displays the accident that took place when Trina wanted to see two boys, and needed matches to find her way to the boy’s room. Though she had been properly diagnosed with conditions and suffered a rather traumatizing past, she was accused of purposefully setting the house a flame and was given life without parole (Stevenson 149). This particular anecdote illustrates how individuals shouldn't be held accountable for the rest of their lives, especially if they have impediments that obstruct their credibility. Another instance where anecdotes display the injustices amongst individuals is the discrimination against lower class citizens. Due to an individual’s financial situation, they may not be able to receive the medical attention they need, which occurred Marsha Colbey’s case. After she wasn’t able to receive the proper medical attention she needed during her pregnancy, she was accused of killing her child, even though it was a stillbirth. The lack of prenatal care, due to her financial situation, evidently imprisoned Marsha. In many circumstances, as displayed in Walter McMillian’s case, individuals were treated unfairly due to the color of their skin. This was particularly true within the judicial system, and with illegally chosen jury’s, such as Phillip Shaw’s case (Stevenson 296), and the ongoing discrimination against African Americans, many individuals were unfairly prosecuted and imprisoned. These anecdotes really do distinguish the criminalities that occur within the

Fighting a war against the oppression and persecution of a people, how hypocritical of the American government to harass and punish those based on their heritage. Magnifying the already existing dilemma of discrimination, the bombing of Pearl Harbor introduced Japanese-Americans to the harsh and unjust treatment they were forced to confront for a lifetime to come. Wakatsuki Ko, after thirty-five years of residence in the United States, was still prevented by law from becoming an American citizen.

One example of an injustice in One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia is when Cecile and the two Black Panthers at her house were arrested for being black.

How do you think you would have handled being a Japanese living in America during World War Two? I would guess not too well, being taken from your home, put into camps, and you were treated like you were less than the rest of the Americans. Even though a lot of the Japanese living in America during this time had done nothing to support Japan, this still happened to them. It happened to Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, and she tells about it in her book, Farewell to Manzanar. It wasn’t fair, America had other enemies during that time but only the Japanese were sent to camps for that time. The Japanese-American Internment was fueled by more than war time panic. What role did prejudice play in the Japanese-American Relocation? Are there modern day

Farewell to Manzanar is sociologist and writer Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston's first hand account of her interment in the Japanese camps during World War II. Growing up in southern California, she was the youngest of ten children living in a middle-to lower class, but comfortable life style with her large family. In the beginning of her story, she told about how her family was close, but how they drifted apart during and after their internment in the camp. The ironic part of it is that her family spent their entire time together in the same camp. So why did her family drift apart so? What was once the center of the family scene; dinner became concealed with the harsh realities of the camp. This reflects the loss

“The name Manzanar meant nothing to us when we left Boyle Heights. We didn’t know where it was or what is was. We went because the government ordered us to” (12-13). In the book, Farewell to Manzanar, this is the situation that Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family are thrown into during World War II. Her family is Japanese, meaning that her family and all other people of Japanese descent living in the United States were seen as enemies during that time. This was all because of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In 1942, the Japanese were forced to move away from their homes and into internment camps like Manzanar, but the internment of the Japanese-Americans was not only from war time panic. First, prejudice played a huge role in the Japanese-American Relocation because only the Japanese were relocated when the Germans and Italians were also their enemies. Second, a modern day connection with that time in American history is all the tensions today in the Middle East. Lastly, something like the Japanese-American relocation could happen today because of Donald Trump wanting to deport Mexicans that immigrated illegally.

What is the United States of America? The United States of America is a place where immigrants and natives join; it is a place of freedom and unity. In the 1940’s, however, this unity disappeared. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 by Japan, all Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps in hopes of catching a traitor. A young girl, along with eight siblings and her mother, was taken to camp Manzanar. Her father had already been taken away from the family. This is the start of an autobiography, Farewell to Manzanar by Jeannie Wakatsuki and James D. Houston. At camp Manzanar, a young girl, Jeannie, faces many obstacles that she was not prepared for. To this day, there are still many debates about the idea of internment camps.

The book, Farewell to Manzanar was the story of a young Japanese girl coming of age in the interment camp located in Owens Valley, California. Less than two months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed an Executive Order, which stated that the War Department had the right to declare which people were a threat to the country, and move them wherever they so pleased. Since the West Coast had a large number of Japanese immigrants at the time, the Executive Order was basically an act that authorized the government to remove Japanese residing on the West Coast away from their homes and put them in these interment camps. As harsh as it may sound, the interment camps were nothing like the infamous Nazi interment camps

“Sometimes we have to stop being scared and just go for it. Either it will work or it won’t. That’s life.” Most people experience hard situations in their lives and have to deal with difficulties, but their reactions to the hardships are different. Some can manage their problems while others give up. When we face hard conditions and everything seems unmanageable, we should keep cool and have many positive feelings to continue in the best way. We should try to learn how to control our behavior in tough situations. If we can deal with our situations, we can overcome difficulties easily with confidence. In the story of Farewell to Manzanar written by Jeanne Wakatsuki and James D. Houston, the story shows how war

Language is powerful and can be used to control instead of uplift. An example of language being used to

Eliezer, from the book “The Night”, and Jeanne, from the book “Farewell to Manzanar”, had some connection with each other and their feelings because of what they had to go through. The two books are not related on purpose, they are written separately. Because of their similar struggles they have similarities. Eliezer and Jeanne’s stories were completely different along with the time frame. Not everything was put the same so they obviously have some differences with each other and their environments.

Language is the inevitable medium which people use as a means of communication. However, how that person uses the language that they have varies. Some view language as a persuasive political instrument and others view it as a means of expression and empowerment. In the essay “If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” by James Baldwin, he was able to illustrate the history of the discrimination of language and how Black English is not accepted as its own language. Baldwin also shows that due to the lack of acknowledgement of Black English, it lacks the power it needs to empower the people who speak it. In the essay “Politics and the English Language” by George Orwell, he was able to break down language and explain how language shapes reality. Orwell states that the he is not considering the literary use of language, but language is an instrument of expression and the promotion of cognitive deliberation and persuasion. Furthermore, both these authors agree that language is a political instrument, however, Baldwin uses this instrument to unite people and Orwell uses the instrument to persuade people.

What society thinks about yourself becomes important when you feel that people treat you in a different way. It is not about what you do, it is about how society judge you. In the article, “Beast of Burden” by Sunaura Taylor we have a story of a disable person who narrates how was her life since her childhood until now. On the other hand, there is another article, “The Arab Woman And I” by Mona Fayad which tells us about a lady who had to experience the opinions of others, society suppose her to be someone even when she does not want. The authors include examples, personal experience and rhetorical strategies to give us a better understanding. This text provides information of how is that society is the one who had been involved with the fears of people as time goes by.