"The Japanese Americans incarcerated in 1942 were held guilty until proven innocent, and the hard-won success of the older generation was smashed to bits by years behind barbed wire."~Erica Harth, Professor of Humanities and Women's studies at Brandeis University
Conclusion
The internment of the Japanese Americans was a harsh story that is true. Yes, the Japanese Americans born in this country were incarcerated, and yes their rights were violated. But even after all of this, the Japanese Americans bear it and continue to live on to show they're proud Americans like everyone else. Though they were interned like this, this incarceration of so many Americans would serve as an example to never do it again. The horrible stories that keeps this alive is kind of like the Holocaust, and how many keep that moment of history alive. The memories are shared to others and it will stay in their memory as well. And from those memories we will learn to never do it again, to never deny the rights of the Japanese Americans.
"In 1994, funding was allocated to the Manzanar National Historic Site, and a superintendent was assigned to the location."~Sue Kunitomi Embrey "Finally, in 1997, after some struggle, 313 acres were added to the original amount allotted for the site, bringing the total to 813 acres to be developed and preserved in perpetuity. On April 26, 1997, Deputy Secretary of the Interior John Garamendi attended the pilgrimage to accept the Manzanar land for the federal government and on behalf of the people of the United States." ~Sue Kunitomi Embrey |
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