Mr. Doi's story was very inspiring and gave me a new outlook on the internment camps. Growing up, Mr. Doi explained how he lived in the rural portion of California, with a majority Japanese-American families. It surprised me that at that time there were still lynchings, and burnings of China Towns, as well as white families who did not want their children associating with different raced kids at their high school. Before Pear Harbor, Mr. Doi was not aware of the racism in his community, and thought that others believed that he was as American as everyone else. The turning point of his life was Pearl Harbor, when many Americans, even the President turned on him in their time of need. Even his neighbors accused his family and many other innocent Japanese of attacking the US, and his response was like every other; "we didn't bomb you, they bombed us." After being condemned of espionage, and 9066 was enforced, the Doi family was given 2 weeks to evacuate since they lived within 200 miles of the coast. They were herded like animals by men with rifles, and felt betrayed by their own country because they were being forced from their homes with no allegations or logical reasons. I was surprised to hear that Mr. Doi had no hard feelings toward FDR, and especially Eleanor Roosevelt who apparently was empathetic towards the Japanese, and made sure that they would be treated with respect upon returning to their homes. It was also strange to hear that once in the camps, the high school teachers treated them with respect and were tolerant and open-minded towards the children. Many students went to the American schools, because they did not want anything to do with the Japanese culture, due to their experience in how people treated them. After the three years in the camp, many of whom had no time to make arrangements for their possessions during the 2 weeks or less notice, had nothing to come back to after they were released. Some gave their furniture to neighbors who sold them  and stole their valuables. It must have been hard for those with untrustworthy neighbors, especially those who lost everything they owned. Mr. Doi felt that the reparations, although not enough to replace everything they lost, helped them integrate back into normal life with more ease than without it. I am happy for Mr. Doi today to know that his family has been treated well, and that he still keeps in touch with those who suffered with him through the internment camps and that he has strong bonds with many Japanese-Americans. I really enjoyed listening to Mr. Doi's experience in the internment camps, and hearing his journey really changed my view of what we did to the innocent Japanese-Americans.