Essay On Camp Harmony

There are many ways people could have coped with World War II. In my reading, I’ve noticed a few specific people and how they have coped with the tragic events of the War. Some people went into hiding to try to avoid the Nazis under Hitler’s power. Other people were removed from their homes in America to “save” the public from the threat that was Japanese immigrants. A few people were taken to internment camps before they got the chance to react to the horrible news of World War II.
Many Japanese immigrants were taken to internment camps. There is an excerpt from the book Nisei Daughter. (Sone) The excerpt is called Camp Harmony. In this excerpt from the book a girl is telling about her experiences at an internment camp. Internment camps were a horrible place where internees were given bad food, little privacy, and just crude living spaces. The housing at the internment camp is described as chicken houses. She told about the house being “bare except for a small, tinny wood-burning stove crouching in the center.” (Sone, 517) Camps like these were unjust and were discriminatory to Japanese Americans.
“Don’t anyone pick them,” (517) Sone’s mother said when she saw dandelions growing between the floorboards in their new home. “I’m going to cultivate them.” Mother was making the best
Anne and her family were Jews in Germany during World War II. Her parents decided they would be most safe from the Nazis if they went into hiding. Mr. and Mrs. Frank made a secret annex and over time were sending supplies until they knew they had enough to move there. In the house there were many people; 8 to be exact. The house was occupied about 2 years. Meip was a woman helping the people in the secret annex. “I’ve got to go to the other side of town to get some ration books for you.” (Goodrich, Hackett, 844) Meip made sure not to put the Frank’s names on the books so they wouldn’t be