When Mr. Doi came into the library, I didn't know what to expect. For the past month, we have been dissecting this sensitive subject and to have a first-hand account of this point in history was amazing. After he explained his life before and after Pearl Harbor, most of the audience felt a similarity to the stories that we read in English and History. He was just a normal kid with a normal life until this tragic event. When the order was given to place all Japanese-Americans into camps, his family was moved to camp in Wyoming. Throughout this troubling experience, he still had an attitude of joy and happiness because of his full lack of understanding the whole ordeal. What struck me the most was his story about how there were sport teams inside the camps along with different clubs and classes. It seemed reasonable to keep the civilians occupied inside the camps but it took a lot of effort to do this. To keep himself occupied, he joined all of the activities. What else could you do in a scenario like this? Most of the class felt surprised when he mentioned the lack of prejudice from any of his fellow classmates who weren't Japanese-American. His generation was very sympathetic unlike the adults who viewed the Japanese-Americans as threats to the country. Towards the middle of the conversation, I asked him what his and other Japanese-Americans felt about FDR. He said that there were neutral feelings about FDR, saying that it wasn't his only decision to put the Japanese-Americans into internment camps. Although they had mutual feelings about FDR, the ultimate decision to put the Japanese-Americans into the camps was wrong and unjust. The $20,000 that Mr. Doi received was appreciated, but did not make up for not nearly as much. Moving the civilians into the camps forced the families to walk away from farms and settlements that they had grown accustomed to throughout all of these years. By listening to Mr. Doi, all of the students were introduced to the personal aspect of this issue and shows how insecurity and discrimination can lead to a horrific scenario that our country is left to deal with.