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Japanese Americans During Ww2 Essay

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Japanese-American Relocation in the U.S. During World War II During World War II, many Japanese Americans were relocated by the orders of President Roosevelt. The launch of this war was due to the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941 as the national security was feared mainly on the west coast. The order was made to relocate all persons inland, citizens and noncitizens, who are part of a Japanese descent, mainly to prevent any infiltration and protection from those Americans who would want to take anger out on the Japanese. Since this order, 117,000 Japanese- Americans were affected, and about 66% were native-born citizens to the U.S. It did not matter the age, status, or class all persons with Japanese ancestry were required to leave …show more content…

The whole team was consisted of Japanese-Americans that fought against Europe. Due to the 442nd record, the many Americans who doubted these people realized their loyalty and the patriotism. The people in relocation centers dwindled, as the war came to an end. Many went back to their hometowns, while some decided to live in a new place. Controversial constitutional and political debates arose due to the internment of the Japanese people. In 1988, Public Law 100-383 was passed by congress that states that the internment was unjust. This was due to the idea that many people thought of the relocation center as the concentration camps where the Nazis kept the Jews restricted in certain areas during WWII. Congress came to an agreement that the internment was unjust, so they presented $20,000 to each person who was interned during that time. On the 50th anniversary in 1991 of the Pearl Harbor attack President George H. W. Bush stated, “The internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry was a great injustice, and it will never be …show more content…

It’s not always a simple process to obtain the trust in someone, especially if they have been through rough and difficult time. Being able to rely on someone takes a certain amount of getting to know the person, even when they have a reputation, good or bad. The relationship between two people or multiple others takes time to build faith in one another. As for the Japanese-Americans, they weren’t on the best terms with the other races due to the Pearl Harbor attack. Now because of the act of sacrificing their lives during the war in Europe, they were able to be recognized as loyal to the country. It’s not rare I see this often. Sometimes there are those who trust right away, and it’s up to the other person to not lose that trust. However, not everyone can trust that easily due to past experiences that make the fear about what might happen. It just connected to me that despite the Americans had a valid reason to hesitate in trusting the people with Japanese ancestry, those people had to fight and risk their lives to gain medals and

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