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Alejandra Yepiz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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“Japanese American history is not so black and white”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The past few days have been extremely eye opening for me. Seeing the actual place where the mass incarceration happened was beyond what I had expected. Before coming to Manzanar I had wondered how the place itself was going to affect us and if it was going to be an intense negative or positive experience. I would definitely say that I was moved seeing the camp itself and snippets of statements from people who endured it. It really put into perspective some of the positives and negatives of the camp and I feel like I have gained a little more insight on camp life and the conflicting choices Japanese Americans had to make at that time. Because of Manzanar, I know now that the camp and that part of Japanese and Japanese American history is not so black and white.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“Something that initially seemed more distant suddenly became very real<\/strong><\/strong>“<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The first time that I was convinced of the long lasting effects of these internment camps was the fact that I saw a survivor breaking down in tears after remembering the effects of the camps. Something that initially seemed more distant, suddenly became very real after seeing raw emotion from someone who went through it. I think that most people today have a disconnect from historical events because they have never experienced something like them before and hearing and seeing a glimpse into the lives of people who have gone through hardships destroys the disconnect and allows for people to see it for themselves first hand.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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It was my interest in translation activities that made me join the ICU Time Travelers. At first, I knew nothing about the history of Japanese-American incarceration. When I asked about Japan and the US during the Pacific War, the first thing that came to mind was the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the ground war in Okinawa, which I had learnt about through many films and books since I was little. And it was the Holocaust by Nazi Germany, the first thing I thought of when I heard the word \u201cincarceration\u201d. As June, a survivor who spoke to us, said, life for Japanese-Americans in concentration camps may not have been as bad as in wartime Japan or Auschwitz. To be honest, what I saw and read during the translation work and the visit to Manzanar was not as devastating as what I experienced by visiting Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Okinawa or Auschwitz. However, these places are no different in that they have a history of people\u2019s rights being violated. Above all, the programme made me realise once again that no one\u2019s circumstances, sorrow, frustration or pain can or should be compared in any way. Each person had their own experiences, and it is not a question of which was more severe or less severe.<\/p>\n\n

Even today, there exist various oppressions in all aspects of society. There are people who are made vulnerable. We can find many different rights in the world, but in reality, they are all fragile concepts. They can be taken away very easily, as history tells us. That is why we have to keep putting effort into protecting our rights. The enthusiasm and a strong sense of mission of those left behind impressed me when I watched the Pilgrimage documentary film and visited the museums and monuments in Manzanar. What we have been \u2018taught\u2019 at school is only a tiny \u2014 and often arbitrarily chosen \u2014 slice of history. Through this programme, I learned how important it is to be honest about my ignorance, keen to understand things that are new to me and responsible for sharing history and learnings. I want always to keep these in mind and create a better future.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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I felt nervous before heading to Manzanar. The ability to travel to Manzanar was one of the major reasons I joined the program. I wanted to visit the site of, something I have only gotten to know in books. I have been to other historical places and often historical places hold energy. Once you step into or see the site, the air just changes. While I expected a reaction, I was nervous as to what I would feel as I stood there. I did not have any major questions going to Manzanar, but simply taking everything in and keep poking the reason as to why this happened.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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Before this program and visiting museums and Manzanar, I thought I had a general knowledge of history, but I didn\u2019t. When I saw the exhibition of toys and books belonging to Japanese American sent to a concentration camp at the museum, I finally felt this history is real and actually happened. I knew this is a fact, but while reading books and watching videos, I felt like it was an incident that occurred in a movie or something. That\u2019s why I got overwhelmed, and it was hard for me to explain my feelings in a word for a while. From the bottom of my heart, I thought we should not repeat horrible histories, we have to learn history from many aspects, and we have to do something about that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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Through the discussion at the Go For Broke museum, I think it is important to learn about this history to understand what happened to the Japanese Americans as we, as ‘Japanese’. As some of you mentioned in the discussion, even today, when you think of Japanese Americans, many Japanese people think of foreigners, not Japanese. On the other hand, they are not recognised as Americans in the USA. They are treated as ‘foreigners’ both in Japan and in the USA. Just as the Nisei were discriminated against during the war, this misunderstanding could lead to new discrimination and the same thing could happen again. Therefore, I <\/p>\n

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We had been working online until this program started. Visiting various places this time made me keenly aware of the difference between what we learn and what we actually experience.<\/p>\n

On the second day, we visited the Japanese American National Museum. When we approached the entrance, someone verbally abused us and threw things at us because many of us are Asian. It was a sad experience for me to realize that the racism I have studied so far still continues. At the museum and the Go For Broke, I was shocked to see materials (including a badge that said “JAP HUNTING LICENSE”) that showed public discrimination against Japanese-Americans.<\/p>\n\n

In Manzanar, we toured the barracks in the scorching heat and felt how unfulfilling it must have been to spend days there. Due to the current building codes, the barracks on display today are cleaner and sturdier than those of the time. In reality, scorpions sprang from the bare ground and the roofs were blown off when the wind blew. Who could tolerate the unreasonableness of being forced into such an environment simply because of their ethnicity?<\/p>\n\n

Through my experiences in the program, I truly understood that we are part of history. Just as we learn from the past and shape the present, the present will one day become the past and create the future. One member said that this is why we must take action for the future. It does not have to be something grandiose. Everything starts with “knowing.\u201d Actually I myself did not have the opportunity to learn about the incarceration of Japanese-Americans in school until I became involved in this project. I believe our activities have an effect on improving the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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I could learn about Japanese Americans in this project. Before I went to the US, I only knew few facts about Japanese Americans. I wondered why America teach students history of Japanese Americans in school because Japan do not teach it. However, my thinking has changed thanks to have a lot of opportunities to learn about it. I watched a lot of sources or pictures, met with Japanese Americans, listened the story of Japanese Americans who experienced the life in concentration camp, watched concentration camps in Manzanar. I was amazed the attitude to be admitted by American society. Issei and nisei made an great efforts to be Americans. <\/p>\n

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Then, I became to consider what is Japanese or Americans. I have never considered it deeply and I thought simply that people who have Japanese blood are Japanese. I do not have answer of my question, thus, I would like to find after this project. In addition, I went to Manzanar internment camp and my thinking has developed. The life of Japanese Americans there was better than Japanese who lived in Japan. They had minimum required stuff to live such as kitchen and beds. Thankfully, they even have school or places where children can play. However, the toilet and shower room were terrible because they were no partition. I felt that they had no privacy and human rights. I became to consider what is human rights. In addition, I watched the texts \u201cPlease imagine if you are unsafe and unwelcome\u201d in Go for Broke. When I watched it, my feeling was complexed. Even if they could live better than Japanese, they were not welcomed and it would be distressful. I would like to pay respect Japanese Americans to be admitted by society, especially nisei who died during WW\u2161. In this project, I could have a lot of questions, thus, I would like to find answers of them in Japan.\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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The other big thing I thought about was the question of what makes a person Japanese-American. When talking to Max, I realized that I never had a discussion on the topic like the one we had at Go for Broke. I think the closest thing related to this topic that I have witnessed is when in the black community we debate about whether we should be referred to as black or African Americans. This issue though is never really about having different ethnic or cultural differences. I had mentioned in the group discussion that as a Black American I considered anyone who was born in America or legalized, American. I think before the discussion if I was to introduce a person I would say they are American and that they or their family is from whichever place they were from. In the group discussion, I had said that I thought the reason I would call someone just American instead of saying something like “Japanese American” was because of my resentment from most black people not being able to know their ancestry, ancestors, or previous culture like other races are able to. While I might have had resentment about this, I wouldn’t completely erase the connection or the other half of their identity, I would just word it differently. After this group discussion though and listening to the identity struggles of people who are Japanese American, I feel like my definition and wording of people who are American but also have ethnic or cultural ties to another place changed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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