Japanese Internment Research Paper

During World War II, thousands of Japanese Americans, both Issei and Nisei, were relocated into internment camps. The majority of those who were deported were innocent and they lost their homes and properties during the war. In the internment camps, the Japanese Americans experience inhumane living conditions, a whole family could live in just one room. The food in the camps were terrible and many grew sick from the food. Many were questioned for their loyalty to America, and others were deported to fight for America, when their families are still suffering in internment. Very few survived and recovered from their experience, as most perished or never overcome their fear of internment. The two characteristics that allowed Japanese-Americans to survive and recover from the internment camps were positive mindset and perseverance. Those who survived
To illustrate, Jeanne persevered to become the first to graduate from college in her family (Houston 133). As a result, see that Jeanne’s perseverance paid off because she overcome racial and cultural barriers, and graduated in a time when many Japanese could not. For example, Yoshihara, who suffered from Minidoka, worked to become the first Japanese-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, and later became a captain (Murphy 1). This proved that through hard work, many Japanese Americans were able to find success after interment. Another example is that many Nisei were able to graduate medical school, despite being surrounded by guards at graduation (Millman 3). This explained to us that through perseverance, anything is possible, those who were looked down upon could become the highest graduates of their class. In conclusion, the internees who persevered to create a better life after camp were able to survive and recover from the internment years