Shoo And African Americans Similarities

Many Japanese Americans were actively being sent to the internment camps against their will by the government. This forced exile likely instilled feelings of fear, confusion and betrayal amongst the Japanese-American people.

During the brink of war in World War II to the Civil Rights era, the United States was globally known for their considerable dedication of nationwide pride and prosperity as the outside perspective of the nation was depicted as a powerhouse along with a booming economy. However, the inside perspective of the nation gave away its true colors, becoming a tough pill to swallow as the minority of the United States’ population experienced a time of turmoil facing the white majority. It was fairly easy to overlook the prime examples of racial injustice in the 20th century, but not unfairly to sense the hardship for equality. Victims of the crimes of hatred and vengeance were heavily targeted as being Japanese-Americans and African-Americans. The motive for the discrimination of the Japanese-Americans was influenced by the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan, which caused mainstream hatred toward all persons of Japanese ancestry. As an act of precaution, all Japanese-Americans were forced to be imprisoned in internment camps until the end of the war. Moreover, the pursuit of racial equality for African-Americans was a continuous struggle that ensured the limitations of their freedom and civil rights. Whereas one of the incentive for the cause of segregation was merely to input fear to distribute the mindset of whites being the dominant race. Both the Japanese-Americans and the African-Americans battled the impaired judgement that was written all over the partial citizenship they were

In the first place, there was no evidence to support all the accusations Americans had against Japanese-American. In the Article “The Japanese-American Internment”, paragraph 8 it states: “ Henry Steele Commager, comments, ‘It is sobering to recall that the record does not hold a single case of Japanese disloyalty or sabotage during the whole war.’ ” This shows that even though there was no documentation that Japanese had a breach of trust but still had their ‘ crimes’ held against them and were sent into the Japanese-American Internment.

Although Japanese-Americans’ rights were violated, people at this time didn’t know if they posed a potential threat to the U.S. or not. For all they knew the Japanese-Americans could have a secret organization dedicated to helping and coordinating Japanese attacks. The hysteria was there at this time, so it may look like a bad thing now that they got interned but people didn’t know what they were or could be doing. Even though the rights of Japanese-Americans may look like they would have been violated, nowadays back then people did not know what they were capable

Japanese Americans were treated harshly because Americans turned their anger on the Japanese Americans for a crime that was committed by Japan. Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, after that the Americans had a fear of being attacked on the west coast, this caused the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps. The internment of Japanese Americans was disgraceful and in hindsight unnecessary. But, because the United States feared that Japan was to attack the Japanese Americans would stay loyal to their country and fight against them, so their relocation was a strategy to defeat Japan. Still taking innocent Japanese Americans away from their homes for no reason other than them having Japanese blood in them is absolutely disgraceful. Especially because some of them fought with the United States in WWI. They had to spend the days of the war crammed in camps. Two and a half years later the order was reformed, and in 1945 the last camp was closed. Japanese were sent to internment camps after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, with the United States fearing that they would be attacked on the west coast by the Japanese, they sent the Japanese Americans to internment camps for the time of the war.

Japanese-American’s before World War II were treated not good but not bad in the United States, even at the start of the war they were still treated the same. It wasn’t until the Japanese’s attack on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor that everything changed for them. They were looked down on and that they were un-American to most Americans at the time and were treated very poorly. They were forced to live in a interment camp throughout the duration of the war and work there. No one really cared that they were being brought to camps to live except for some people that would eventually help them while their time in the camp and donate to them. The American government actions after this event changed every Japanese-Americans life forever.

Another historical event that shows the prejudice that was so rampant against Japanese Americans and all minorities is recorded in an article entitled "20,000 for Arizona" which is it self racial biased. "Twenty thousand alien and Japanese citizens will be moved to the Colorado River Indian Reservation at Parker, Ariz., in the first extensive relocation..." ("20,000" 21). Not only does the simple fact that these people are

In the 1880’s, America began seeing the first Japanese immigrants arrive in the Pacific Northwest. The Japanese came to this country searching for a better life. Many hoped to begin a new life in America where they could raise their families. There were others who came here merely to earn and save money only to return to Japan later on. The Japanese people who began their lives in America experienced little racism and discrimination, that is, before December 7th, 1941 when the country of Japan bombed the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After this event, the Japanese-American people’s lives would change dramatically.

Along the coast, Japanese Americans were put into camps, and the government claims it was a safety measure in order to protect the people of the United States, but in reality, it was a mask for racism. For example, in the editorial, “Americans in Concentration Camps” published to the Crisis by Harry Howard, he asserts, “From a military point of view, the only danger on the coast is from Germany and Italy, but the American government has not taken any such high handed action against Germans and Italians.” Due to racial prejudice, actions were not taken against the real threats because Italians and Germans were considered “white.” The U.S. assumed that all Japanese Americans were potential enemies because the Japan was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor. To add on, Howard goes on to argue, “Color seems to be the only possible reason why thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry are in concentration camps… There are no Italian American, or German American in such camps.” Without question, this proves that America went down the road of segregation and racism once again and discriminated against a group based on a couple people from that group. Internment and segregation against African Americans were very similar to each other. America is trying to improve from the segregation against blacks, but is falling back down the same hole of racism all over

The legacy of Japanese internment left people racist towards Japanese, and these innocent Japanese literally did nothing to deserve what they received. The Japanese and the United States wanted to earn each other’s trust back. Racism and judging was horrible for the Japanese people. Some blacks returned the favor, as one wrote, ‘The Japanese were not white folks....the white skin and proved to blacks that since Japanese didn’t have to be feared, they didn’t have to be considered’. Black people were not really important, and they saw Japanese become the same. They knew what was happening and felt bad for them. They knew that because of fear and their intentions. Many white people will never be minorities, even though there will always be minorities. No one, today, will say harmful or mean things about or towards the Japanese and that is awesome because that means progress has been made, but it’s not close enough to be perfect progression. We need to progress more and get to a point where all racism no longer exists and will not make anyone

Although the Japanese and the African American were denied respect and rights, they were also treated different in many ways. The blacks were still banned from some things but still had some freedom. They men still had control over what they want their jobs to be unlike how the Japanese and other races were forced to pack up their belongings in one suitcase, forced from their homes and businesses, and shoved into internment centers. These situations are both similar yet different if you look at them from different

The Japanese-Americans were not protected when they were put into the internment camps, and they were left to fight against the racial discrimination that fell upon them that caused all their suffering and pain. The United States government officials

According to Nagata, author of the legacy of Injustice: Exploring the Cross-Generational Impact of the Japanese American Internment, “There is a psychological burden of being stripped of their civil rights and the unjust ethnic denigration of being suspected of disloyalty based only on their Japanese heritage.” In the camps the individuals were treated like prisons inmates and not humans. Government officials created the camps in remote places in order to isolate the internees. The government officials violated the constitution by denying the Japanese Americans the freedom of speech, religion, the right to vote, right to life, liberty and property, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, right to be informed of the chargers, right to legal counsel, freedom from unusual punishment and many more

To begin with, no the United States was not not right for taking Japanese Americans from their comfort zone and putting them into internment camps. Being imprisoned in your own rightful country without committing any crimes or anything wrong can be very harsh. Japanese came to America to be free, get jobs, and a chance to start a new life. Among them were fishermen, farmers, and some agricultural laborers, etc.

America was built on a principle of freedom, justice, and equality, thus inviting people from all different parts of the world to pursue success while still retaining their ethnic identity. However, despite what this nation was truly supposed to stand for, there were grim periods in which it did not truly uphold its core values. During World War II, in which the relationship between the U.S. and Japan was at its worst, many Japanese- Americans faced discrimination and injustice. Americans claimed that this needed to be done as a national emergency and for the peace of the nation. From the sources “War Message” by Franklin D. Roosevelt and “Desert Exile” by Yoshiko Uchida we can piece together the events that led to discrimination against the Japanese and how it affected Japanese- Americans.