Sunday, June 1, 2014

Listening to Mr. Doi's experience is something I will remember for a long time. Not very many people get the opurtunity to meet and hear a story from a Japanese man interned in the United States. When Mr. Doi was growing up he was fortunate to grow up in a neighborhood where he barely experienced any racism at all. Mr. Doi said that he didn't blame FDR for the internment camps when FDR was the one who ordered the Japanese to be held there. I don't understand how America could do this to the Japanese when there was not even one bit of evidence showing that they were spy's. It  breaks most of the amendments in our constitution. After the Japanese were released there was no home for them. Some got lucky and their neighboors watched their belonging and house for them. This reminds me of at the end of Schindlers list when Schindler leaves, releasing the Jews, the Jews had no where to go.  If they went back into the city, the racism would be terrible for the Jews and I'm sure it was almost the same for the Japanese. Mr. Doi didn't have much intersest in the money because money cannot buy his childhood back. He lost 3 years of his high school life which everyone in this world should life to their fullest, he although could not because he was in a camp. I feel very lucky being able to learn about Japanese internment and especially being able to hear about the experiences first hand from a very inspirational man.

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