Stories vary as to what life was like as a Japanese-American prior to, during, and after World War II. One story in particular was that of Mr. Doi's, a Japanese-American that lived through World War II. He focused on the topic of Japanese internment which I found intriguing and unique. First off, Mr. Doi made it clear that the war in the Pacific and more specifically the attack on Pearl Harbor had established the common societal belief that all Japanese-American citizens were spies and enemies. Before Mr. Doi and his family had been rounded up, he explains how society's paranoia and hatred towards the entire Japanese race at the time had made him and many others seem as if they were the targets of discrimination. He clarified the idea that it was unjust and unfair that a group of citizens who had legally integrated into society as Americans were now being told on the executive order of 9066 to pack what they could carry and leave their house in two weeks to then be sent to “concentration camps”. What I found very interesting was that Mr. Doi chose to use the words “concentration camps” rather than “internment camps” mainly because as a class we have been studying the use of both terms. Mr. Doi may have used the term “concentration camps” in association to Japanese internment to point out how inhumane the internment of an entire race was considering the Nazi regime in Germany had done the same thing, but I feel that most likely the use of “concentration camps” was a much more common term at the time. Lastly, the Japanese-American’s resilience within the camps despite a rough environment for nearly three years was moving. The fact that they were able to establish education and popular pastimes within an excuse of a home is inspiring. Mr. Doi’s experience has spoken out to me and many others, and I am very glad I was able to witness such a moving story.