American experience during and after the World War II internment. This is a story of

Jeanne Wakatsuki, her father Ko, her mother Riku and her brothers and sisters from the

experience of the internment at Manzanar camp where they stayed for 3 1/2 years.

On December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Ko, Jeanne's

Father burned everything that he had brought from Hiroshima that suggested he had some

connection with his country, Japan, where he attended military school until the age of

seventeen. Ko was a fisherman; he was arrested because he was accused of delivering oil

to Japanese submarines. He looked like the enemy and was sent to Bismarck, North

Dakota and imprisoned at Fort Lincoln. This was the beginning of a terrible and desperate

time for Jeanne's family. Before the attack, they lived in Ocean Park, near Santa Monica.

In February the Navy decided to clear terminal Islands because it was dangerous

having Orientals so close to the Long Beach Naval Station, therefore, they gave them

Forty- eight hours to abandon the area. The American Friend services helped them to

summer heat or winter storms. Riku, her mother worked as a dietarian, so she made a

differently because their experiences were quiet different than ours. I agree with Jeanne's

mother, she new that cooperation was the only way to survive. I am sure that is better to

So the students will be able to enjoy differences.

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Approximate Word count = 1026
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)