Listening to Mr. Doi speak was an experience I had never had before. His childhood seemed mostly typical, until the 8th grade when racism against Japanese became more serious. The 9066 order declared that all Japanese Americans were to be put in camps. I was shocked that they were blamed if they did something and accused if they didn't do anything because it was considered suspicious. They were given about 2 weeks to prepare to go to the camps which isn't a lot of time. They were also given a short survey about their opinions and were divided into camps based on their results. After being released from the camps, Mr. Doi grew a strong bond with many of the other Japanese Americans. However, a lot lost their homes and nearly lost everything. Although they were provided with $20,000, the amount of loss they went through is not easily covered by that amount of money. Mr. Doi is still thankful for the money because it's better than nothing. Mr. Doi's story really helped me understand the experience Japanese Americans had during the hard times.