Date: March 10‚ 2017 To: Prof. Jeffery Higgins From: Isebor Frank Subject: Research Proposal on Japanese- American Internment Introduction Most Americans know the story of Anne Frank; the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust who posthumously gained prominence through the publication of The Dairy of a young Girl‚ her experience in hiding during the occupation of the Netherlands by Germany in World War II. It is one of the world’s most widely known books and has been the basis for several
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How would you feel if you were forced into an internment camp because of what other people of the same nationality did? From 1942-1945 numerous Japanese Americans were treated brutally because Americans turned their rage for a crime‚ which was the bombing of Pearl Harbor perpetrated by the Japanese. This action made the Americans loathe the Japanese. Inevitably‚ after the bombing attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the United Stated was filled with panic. Residents‚ along the Pacific coast of the United States
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The internment of Japanese Americans was not a necessary response to the attacks on Pearl Harbor because of the psychological‚ political‚ and economical impact on Washington State. Imagine being woken up by a police officer in the morning forcing you to evacuate‚ giving you 48 hours to pack to pack. How would you feel having someone telling you this unexpectedly when it usually takes weeks or even a month to move? Japanese internment is the forcing of 110‚000 to 120‚000 Japanese Americans during
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POW Camps During World War II During World War II there were many camps but the most in America were Internment camps and the most in Japan were American POW camps and they both can be compared and contrasted. In Japan in WWII Japanese doctors and military personnel killed‚ tortured and experimented on thousands of American soldiers who flew and fought in Japan this was exercised by dozens of hospitals and military camps (McCurry). As it says the Americans were not treated very fairly over in Japan’s
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During World War II‚ after Pearl Harbor‚ approximately 120‚000 Japanese-Americans were relocated to internment camps across the United States. They were denied their basic rights due to the war hysteria that swept the nation. After almost 40 years‚ Congress apologized for the unfair treatment that was inflicted. Americans believe that the apology gave an end to the concept of internment camps in the United States. However‚ after the tragic event on September 11‚ 2001‚ the fear of the religion of
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Melissa Savala Period 4 March 2010 Japanese Internment Essay “Deemed a ‘menace which had to be dealt with‚’ Japanese-Americans were forced into ‘relocation centers.’” After the events of December 7th‚ 1941‚ the west coast of the United States was considered vulnerable to attack by the Japanese. I feel the Japanese internment was wrong‚ because it was based upon fear‚ prejudice‚ and greed. It was also a civil rights violation because the majority of the Japanese detainees were American-born citizens
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The Internment of Japanese Americans by PBS goes into detail about the struggles Japanese-Americans faced during WW11. Japanese-Americans were forced to leave their daily life along the West coast and relocate to internment camps throughout the West side. The cause of their imprisonment was the bombings of Pearl Harbor and the American fear that grew from it. This lead to Executive Order 9066‚ which order people of Japanese descent to be put into camps. “All across the West‚ relocation notices were
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Japanese Americans on the west coast were interned into camps for many reasons that violated their civil Liberties‚ some including the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ the president then declaring war on Japan‚ with that causing war hysteria. Japanese Americans should have been given a fair chance to bring down the accusations made by non Japanese Americans. War hysteria has been part of many wars‚ including WWII. In this particular war the Japanese Americans lived in fear of being interned because of war
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Visiting the Japanese American Museum was an extremely moving and often gut wrenching roller coaster ride of emotions both of happiness and sadness alike. The stories of triumph were ostensibly plastered along the walls in glass cases‚ but so too were the stories of terror and internment of Japanese Americans on no further grounds than their original origin. The Japanese were interned in barracks to supposedly prevent espionage from the US to Japan. The internment of the Japanese was akin to the
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was the Japanese Internment Camp. Hundred thousands of Japanese were forced to relocate away from their homes and incarcerated into a camp. That being said‚ more than half of the hundred thousands of Japanese were legal citizens of the United States; however‚ because of their Japanese blood‚ they are seen as the enemy of the United States. To summarize‚ more than hundred thousands of Japanese that were citizens of the United States had their right(s) stripped away because they were Japanese. This clearly
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