ASIANAM 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Kibei, Japanese Americans, American Civil Liberties Union
27 Jun 2016
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The propaganda portrayed the concentration camps as a new opportunity however when there are first hand accounts it is rather quite the opposite. 3 people died on arrival and 7 people survived with emergency surgeries. It was very easy for children to get away from the family atmosphere. In the middle of an indian reservation. Anyone with 1/16 japanese blood was evacuated. Stripped of roles their positions as leaders. Power shifted to the nisei(japanese american) so that they could control more. Jacl response to evacuation was to wholeheartedly accept it to be loyal to the nation. Wanted them to sign a petition to send a letter to the president to say they were living in concentration camps in order to aid the war efforts. No vote was given to allow jacl to represent the japanese but they did. Kibei(japanese american educated in japan) considered too japanese and not.
