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Adrien De Luna
1/7/2015 07:47:27 am
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Dylan L
1/7/2015 10:00:54 am
Adrien, I feel you when you talk about Jukichi standing tall. I think that it is very admirable and he was an inspirational person.
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Kevin Stiemke
1/7/2015 10:53:16 am
I agree I thought it was amazing how Jukichi Harada kept fighting for the house even though so many o his neighbors were always trying to stop him.
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Emily Dingman
1/7/2015 11:32:20 am
I was shocked that he was able to keep his house, but I agree with you it was a great thing that happened to him. I am glad he got it but concidering the American Court system at the time I figured they would take it from him
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christian Klosterman
1/7/2015 02:51:23 pm
Yeah, I wonder what Jukichi would have done with his family if he had not won the house on Lemon Street.
Jenna Welsh
1/7/2015 08:55:27 am
I think that a lot of what Asian immigrants experienced at that time is similar to what a lot of Hispanic immigrants are experiencing today. They were the scapegoats of a competitive job market during an economically difficult time, and conversely they were subject to inaccurate, xenophobic hatred. I recently was reading an article on Escondido police holding DUI checkpoints in mostly Hispanic neighborhoods to try and catch people driving without a license, presumably because that person is here illegally. Of course, I thought that was horrendous, but a brief look at the comments section of the article revealed that my fellow Escondidoans did not feel the same way. The pure vitriol that spewed freely in those comments was pretty disturbing, and the sentiment was essentially the same as the Riverside community preventing the Haradas from moving into their home.
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Mikayla
1/7/2015 10:26:55 am
Interesting points on the similarities between Hispanics and Japanese. I would be interested to hear why you believe that targeting a statistically high rick neighborhood is wrong.
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chloe
1/7/2015 11:52:47 am
omg i love u both please fight about this in front of me
Kayla Feather
1/7/2015 09:28:17 am
Think: I think as a country we reacted without look at all the facts, without thinking of the true cost, and the moral injustice caused to the Japanese by the Japanese Removal Act. For people like Jukichi Harada, who only want to be "all American" lost everything. He work so long and spent so much time, money, and persisted to finally get everything he want. If we just spent that little extra time to make sure none was a threat and showed some human compassion then more people would have been happier and it would't have wasted the US time worrying about a problem that was blown out of proportion. I also think that the Japanese could have found a way or fought to keep their homes and lives.
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Jenna Welsh
1/7/2015 10:22:10 am
Great point! It totally is true; no matter how hard we try, America always seems to mistreat somebody. Hopefully we can find a way to fix this at some point!
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Noah Parr
1/7/2015 09:29:56 am
After reading through this, I have to think of all of the families that had to have undergone things like this. Although his case was unique, Jukichi was still Japanese in America, making him an easy scapegoat, and an easy target for government and citizens to target.
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Dylan L
1/7/2015 10:03:07 am
Noah-- I was also wondering why people so patriotic get the opposite in return. I also think it's really interesting and smart that you mentioned that the Haradas were essentially a scapegoat. You're definitely right.
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Emily Dingman
1/7/2015 11:33:42 am
With every new racial segragation that we learn about, I also always think about how they felt and what they thought of when they where forced to do such things
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Shea Saulino
1/7/2015 09:52:29 am
Think: I think that there is a strong connection between all immigrants- most, if not all, immigrants come seeking better economic opportunities but end up with the reality that our United States faces the economic downfalls all countries do. I think that it's awful and we should, in Kayla's terms, "show human compassion." Thank you Kayla for saying that!
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Jenna Welsh
1/7/2015 10:23:33 am
I know! I think that it is so ironic that Jukichi fought so hard for his own children to have a comfortable home but died in an internment camp, the least comfortable place of all.
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Dylan L
1/7/2015 09:59:08 am
I thought that it was despicable how the entire neighborhood just ganged up on the family. And for no reason! They had done nothing but try to get a house on Lemon Street, and because of the racism, most of the entire neighborhood just immediately hated them.
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Sarah Lockhart
1/7/2015 10:33:02 am
I agree with your wonder! I think they would persevere and try to find a similar house in a better neighborhood
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Grant
1/7/2015 01:33:04 pm
I agree it was really unfair.
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Jackson Sjogren
1/7/2015 10:11:36 am
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Mikayla
1/7/2015 10:28:13 am
It is crazy to think that people believed Japanese children were serious threats.
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Alex de Villiers
1/7/2015 11:27:43 am
I have no idea either as to why people would think that a child would be a serious threat to their community.
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Michele Moua
1/7/2015 01:15:23 pm
War hysteria and fear have pushed people to oppress ad segregate their own fellow citizens. Its surprising how powerful emotions are.
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Alexis Miranda
1/8/2015 01:03:50 am
I also wonder why they saw the Harada family as a threat once they moved in. They could at least get to know them first.
Mikaya Kricfalusi
1/7/2015 10:21:55 am
Quote: "The Haradas' presence in the neighborhood had already eroded some of the ill will towards them."
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Sarah Lockhart
1/7/2015 10:34:32 am
Great connection to the propaganda we learned about in class! That wasn't one of the main thoughts I had so I'm glad you brought it up
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Christian Klosterman
1/7/2015 02:49:57 pm
I agree with Sarah, I liked the connection back to the propaganda techniques against the Japanese, and how that affected everyone's viewpoints on them.
Morgan King
1/7/2015 01:43:03 pm
I really did like the connection that you made to the propaganda, I really think that it was created because politically there was an advantage to having certain ethnic groups. To try and Answer your question at the end, I don't think the neighbors ever realized the different views that they had, as soon as they realized that the Haradas did not pose any threat, they moved on with their lives.
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Sarah Lockhart
1/7/2015 10:31:29 am
I think that all of the hostility towards the Japanese and other Asian Americans is inhumane! Some of the Harada's neighbors even said they were kind, good people. That makes me wonder how the white citizens could even have that much prejudice towards other racial groups when they will willingly say that there is nothing wrong with their character. And I also think that it's interesting that racial groups have a tendency to live separately, even today. This whole article made me feel disgusted with how unjustly our country would treat such good, hardworking people.
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Isaac Fernandez
1/7/2015 10:45:32 am
I think that's really true, because he did nothing at all to deserve what was given to him.
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Kevin Stiemke
1/7/2015 10:56:44 am
I agree a lot of racial do have a tendency to live separately.
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Kevin Stiemke
1/7/2015 10:49:15 am
I thought that it was crazy how the sixty people signed a petition for the family to leave neighborhood. They let fear lead to there decision to try to get them to leave, because they didn't want any other asians living in their neighborhood. I feel like it was mean, and cruel that they tried to kick them out of the neighborhood after they were split apart and living in internment camps for, so long. I wonder what would have happened if all of the people in the internment camps lied, and said that they were spies?
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Isaac Fernandez
1/7/2015 11:07:21 am
Yeah it's crazy how people can act two different ways.
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chloe r
1/7/2015 12:24:40 pm
agreed. That was indeed crazy kevin my dear.
Justin Reyes
1/7/2015 01:36:18 pm
I know thats crazy to think what would happen if a group or so were actually doing espionage
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Chenoa Levy
1/7/2015 07:10:27 pm
I think the history of internment camps would have been a lot more gruesome and dark if anyone admitted to being a spy.
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Isaac Fernandez
1/7/2015 11:06:23 am
Think: I think what Mr. Harada went through was terrible but does not surprise me. That might sound a little insensitive, but during those times America saw how other countries were treating American soldiers. I think that America felt like it's hands were tied, because they probably knew they had to do something or people in America would be angered that they were not. People during conflicts do not think the same as they would during a peaceful time.
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Alexis Habib
1/7/2015 12:03:25 pm
But then again, it wasn't solders of other countries that the U.S was locking up.
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camila antonorsi
1/7/2015 11:09:38 am
I think that it was the wrong move to make all of the Japanese and other asians move to the camps. They were mostly all loyal, hardworking people. Only because the US leaders were racist and did not have an open mind about them. I feel like the target of the prejudice people has changed, as in it it not only on one race. It is still a strong problem. I wonder if anyone in the higher ups of the decision making were at least a little against this idea of uprooting and movings thousands to small cramped camps?
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Alex de Villiers
1/7/2015 11:26:36 am
I agree, racism is still a very prominent problem that exists in America today.
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Michele Moua
1/7/2015 01:21:03 pm
I feel like the prejudice feelings towards the Japanese have been forgotten in the past years, its not something spoken of in the media nor in person.
Alex de Villiers
1/7/2015 11:24:36 am
Think:
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Tristan Elghoroury
1/7/2015 12:11:57 pm
Yes but the same applies to the Mexican immigrants of today. Where would we be without them? They help the US in soo many positive ways. It was the same with the Asian immigrants that built the railroads that the US soo greatly depended on.
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Lucas LeVieux
1/7/2015 03:09:59 pm
I think hatred is a constant. I don't think it will ever end. It's human nature to want to feel superior, and racism is the easiest way.
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Emily Dingman
1/7/2015 11:51:44 am
Think: I think that America is very hypocritical with any war it fights in or says it is against, we fight the Natzi's after hearing of the horror they committed to the Jewish community, but then we come back home and do the similar things to our own citizens. The Jew's were separated for religion, the Japanese - Americans were locked away for looks and from a horrible incident that they did not do.
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Alexis Habib
1/7/2015 12:04:57 pm
I agree, the U.S. is very hypocritical
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Rena Dillenbeck
1/7/2015 11:53:48 am
Think: Wow. This is a sad but inspiring story about how if you want something you need to fight for it. I think this story needs to be better known by everyone because just hearing and copying down facts isn't beneficial for anyone but reading a story and knowing experiences is so valuable even if you didn't go through it and you don't know anyone who did. I also think it was really so much of a wrong doing to deny that father citizenship, he was proamerica and even had a restaurant that was in the theme of america. I don't know about you but I think that alone is a valid reason to give the guy citizenship.
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Lucas LeVieux
1/7/2015 03:11:14 pm
Yeah! I'd totally visit that museum! It could be really cool.
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Alexis Miranda
1/7/2015 11:56:23 am
Think:
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Hesham Hamed
1/7/2015 12:30:54 pm
I agree that without what Jukichi stood up for there would of been harder times for the Japanese because Jukichi was an inspiration to many Japanese Americans.
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Justin Reyes
1/7/2015 01:40:01 pm
I know like its crazy how he was one of the few that really decided to take a stand and take it to a whole new type of circumstance
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Alexis Habib
1/7/2015 12:00:40 pm
Think:
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Tristan Elghroroury
1/7/2015 12:09:25 pm
Yes I agree it is totally wrong what the US did to the Asian immigrants. It is the exact thing that they were trying to stop when they entered the World War!
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Hunter Birk
1/7/2015 02:08:52 pm
I disagree with your comparison to the holocaust, I think that they share some similarities.But there motivates and outcomes where completely different, the nazi's where motivated by anger and embaresment over loosing World War 1 and needed scapegoat, the internment camps where motivated by fear. The United States where fearful that there where Japanese spies living within U.S. but never intended to wipe out a whole group based on religion or ethnicity.
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Chloe Rice
1/7/2015 12:01:17 pm
Thinking: Well at first I thought this was house on Mango street but you accidentally said yellow, and than I realized it was a spin-off playing on the themes of home ownership for immigrants. I've lived in the same house for as long as I can remember, and so I don't think i understand that prayer for a better home, and the dream that accompanies that prayer. Reading this makes me think about how blessed I am to be an american with a home.
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Mrs. Clark
1/8/2015 05:41:45 am
"The House on Lemon Street" :)
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Tristan Elghoroury
1/7/2015 12:06:42 pm
I think that it is amazing and sad how the Asian races were soo descriminated against even though without them almost nothing would have gotten done. They built the railroads upon which this country expanded itself from sea to shining sea.
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Morgan King
1/7/2015 01:48:48 pm
It's interesting that you posed that last question to ask how our present would have been different, without immigrants to do the labour. I think that the states could have ended up with a different history, but to imagine such a thing is harder then to assume they would have found a different race, a different way.
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Nicole King
1/7/2015 12:07:41 pm
Think. Feel. Wonder.
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I think Jukichi Harada had every right to defend himself and his family against the riverside community because legally his children are americans. I wouldn't even call putting his children name on the deed a loophole when its part of the system and all the white people could have done it. I'm glad that some people stood up for Jukichi and even the people that we're against his family from moving into the neighborhood had absolutely nothing to hold against him. Which is great because testifying that there was really nothing wrong with his family shows that there no different from anyone else besides skin color, beliefs, and culture.
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Hesham Hamed
1/7/2015 12:26:45 pm
I think that the Haradas were a strong and patriotic family that loved America even though they were treated badly. It is not surprising that him and his family were treated like that because many of the Americans were racist and they wanted an all white country. Because of this many different races of people were treated very badly.
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Abby Elliott
1/7/2015 02:36:36 pm
Godd question! No amount of money can make up for the horror these people experienced.
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Nicole Matteson
1/7/2015 02:53:57 pm
I find it wonderful that despite the community around him and his family, he sacrificed so much for his families well being and that he did not let his racist and negative environment affect his morality
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George Downey
1/7/2015 07:39:43 pm
The flimsy 20k number people toss around is defiantly not reliable and is hardly a reasonable compensation for the restriction of rights.
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Chandler Gaines
1/7/2015 12:35:20 pm
I think that this whole Japanese racism thing is sad. I thought it was crazy how the family was treated just because they wanted tp live on lemon street. We really took patriotism to a different level and it ended up making us look foolish. I feel that this was unrighteous and uncalled for. This was there own country just as much as it is ours. They had rights and putting them into internment camps was quite possibly the worst thing that we could have done. I wonder if the japanese were happy with just 20k payback? Was that worth it to them, losing time and life circumstances all for 20k?
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Grant
1/7/2015 01:29:36 pm
I agree with you I dont think 20k makes up for the stress and loss of freedom.
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Emily Hayashida
1/7/2015 02:03:44 pm
If it were me 20,000 would be nothing to me, and I wouldn't take the money but would accept a sincere apology. Personally I think that accepting the money would give the message that they lack dignity and could be bought and opinions swayed by anything. Nothing could make up for the harm caused and the properties, businesses, and livelihoods lost.
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Kaeli Leoni
1/7/2015 03:13:42 pm
I agree, the $20,000 wouldn't even compare to everything that they had lost during their time at the camps. I don't know what would make up for such a tragic event honestly.
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Edwin Herrera
1/8/2015 12:05:05 am
True that was bunk, 20k , money or materialistic things can mend a broken heart, but only time #eddie2k15
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Grant
1/7/2015 01:26:11 pm
I think that putting all Japanese into internment camps was really unfair. This story gave a perfect example of why it was. It basically showed that most of these people were very loyal and hard working. I also think if this didn't happen a lot of good could of come out of the different shops and hard work these people would have been able to put in.
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Hunter Birk
1/7/2015 02:04:27 pm
Do you think that the people in-charge of the internment camps also thought about what would happen if they dint put everyone into the camps? I agree that it was very it was unjust to stereotype a whole group as unloyal or not trustworthy but was the possibility of catching the one or twos spies within the whole group worth it?
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George Downey
1/7/2015 07:32:53 pm
I almost think that the camps weren't entirely motivated by the practicalities of war and the finding of spies. I think that part of it was a reinforcement of the "us vs them" mentality and the satisfying of the public opinion that the Japanese where the enemy in the eyes of the public. In the eyes of those who did not like the Japanese it would be pretty disruptive to the public dislike of the Axis Power if people who lived next door and around our neighborhood looked just like them, and from this sprung a monstrosity of opinion fueled limitation of rights.
Justin Reyes
1/7/2015 01:27:02 pm
Think: America was too hostile with the Asian-Americans so that gave Jukichi Harada the right to defend his family against the neighborhood community. It was astonishing how they forced them to move into internment camps and most of the Japanese were hard, innocent, diligent workers.
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Matt Rose
1/7/2015 11:21:29 pm
I would feel like some of the immigrants would just leave the United States, but most still believe they can make a stable life and possibly hit that "American Dream"
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Alexis Miranda
1/8/2015 12:53:47 am
I also wonder what the Japanese thought about the US once they were sent to internment camps, because before they loved the US for the opportunities they had to obtain their families.
Morgan King
1/7/2015 01:35:35 pm
I think that it is very saddening to hear stories, historical testimonies that brings down the image that the government strives to build for the rest of the world to view in awe. However, I think that when the truth is revealed of the injustice committed by people who knew no better, who truly thought the things they did at the time, acts as lessons for the rest of the world to learn. To learn to meaning of compassion, the act of extending friendship.
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Nicole Matteson
1/7/2015 02:06:55 pm
I believe many actions human beings choose to take is often out of fear. They fear so much because it is easier to be afraid than to be optimistic. People are too easily influenced. One quote can change their whole way of thinking. And this can also be applied to scenarios; one event can change the whole way a witness thinks. Its often first reaction. When all the lights go out in a room, the first thought is often "I can't see" so they'll base their opinion on the absence of light as negative.
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TJ Accardi
1/7/2015 01:41:13 pm
Think:
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Emily Hayashida
1/7/2015 02:00:12 pm
I also thought it was going to be more directly about the actual Japanese internment so I was surprised when I started to read the text. I really like the second to last question that you wrote about under wonder. It is very thought provoking and I like the use of scientifically and metaphorically because it leaves the reader to formulate their own opinions and answer to the asked question.
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emily hayashida
1/7/2015 01:56:59 pm
Think: I think the hardships that the Harada's went through were unjustified. It amazed me how fear of the unknown quickly turns to hate. I was also amazed at the fact that while he was so patriotic and could speak english he was still unwanted by his community.
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Jack Campbell
1/7/2015 02:36:58 pm
I really like what you said about how fear of the unknown turns to hate, that was really present during this time
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Hunter Birk
1/7/2015 02:00:17 pm
I think that growing up in America Jukichi, saw the life style he wanted for him and his family. He was determined to be a model citizen because he wanted to be American, he wanted his children to be American. I think that growing up in a place where you don't feel welcomed or don't feel at home would be very difficult. Especially for children. I feel as if Jukichi is trying to accomplish an impossible goal. He wants so bad to be a citizen, to be someone who matters and for his kids to have the same oppurtunity as other "American" kids. I wonder why Jukichi would want that for his family, why would you want to stay in a place you don't feel welcome? I would be much inclined to move my family somewhere safer for Asian-Americans, more opportunity and a sense of respect.
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Abby Elliott
1/7/2015 02:34:16 pm
Jukichi is a class act- he is a fighter in the best way. Bless him.
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Jack Campbell
1/7/2015 02:36:02 pm
I agree and felt the same way about their rejection form regular society.
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Edwin Herrera
1/8/2015 12:02:51 am
I am 2 somewhat confused on why he would want to be citizen when they treat him so poorly. but maybe he is just hoping that one day things will change 4 the best.
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Abby Elliott
1/7/2015 02:30:23 pm
Think: I think that Harada’s actions displayed intelligence when he found a loophole in the Alien Land act. He figured out a way to get what he needed-a home in a safe neighborhood. He stood up for his home and made sure no one would take it from him. Once they got settled, I believe even his neighbors enjoyed having his family’s company in the neighborhood.
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Jack Campbell
1/7/2015 02:33:54 pm
Think: After and while reading this, I did not understand why the united states government would not allow for people who deserved to be American citizens, such as Jukichi, no be naturalized. I think that immigrants with similar morals and ambitions should have the opportunity to become citizens. Especially after service in the navy and such patriotism. However the government and citizens felt that they were unamerican based on their looks.
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Kaeli Leoni
1/7/2015 03:09:05 pm
I agree, I think it was wrong of the U.S. to deny Jukichi citizenship especially considering his background and obvious loyalty to America.
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Matt Rose
1/7/2015 11:20:13 pm
Yes, your wonder was similar to mine, the way he was treated, if I was in that situation I would not want to stay in that country
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Christian Klosterman
1/7/2015 02:48:21 pm
I feel really sad thinking about how unfair the treatments were to the Japanese, and even all the Asians at the time being discriminated against. I am deeply saddened by how most Americans treated the Japanese people, as my mom's side of the family is Asian and if they lived during those times, they would have had to endure the same cruelty.
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Nicole Matteson
1/7/2015 02:50:23 pm
Think:
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Kaeli Leoni
1/7/2015 03:07:22 pm
Think: I think Jukichi along with many others of Japanese decent living in America had very similar views on their feelings towards America. Most of them were born in America, and even if they weren't they were still exceptionally proud to live in the U.S. yet still the government would not trust them just because of their backgrounds.
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Lucas LeVieux
1/7/2015 03:07:32 pm
"...the love Jukichi Harada felt for America was not returned by his adopted country."
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Piper Tompkins
1/7/2015 11:23:12 pm
I really like the quote you chose, it really embodies the whole reading.
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Ryan Cormack
1/7/2015 03:27:22 pm
Think: After learning about the camps that the Japanese were sent to in class, it is so hard to believe that the US would put their own people into camps very much like camps that corrupted countries put their people into.
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Eli Murguia
1/7/2015 04:20:43 pm
Think: Daaaang... that's just such a heart felt story. I think that looking back at what we have been learning in class this goes back on how easily we can be swayed into thinking that certain actions are acceptable because of the heavy amount of sugar coating that is being layered over the truth. I also just find it kind of sad that events such as this is a reoccurring theme with American History. No matter what you do, if you are not an average white male then maaaanny things can be subject to happen to you. Why? Because America went through dark times when the things that you did, the accomplishments that you have achieved, or even how patriotic you may be, you will be judged on your gender and the parents you have and the facial features that you are born with. How cruel is that?
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Kendall Tally
1/7/2015 04:26:41 pm
Think: I believe it is safe to say that most of us think the whole situation was entirely unfair and the amount of fear based racism was plain gross, despite such a thing continuing today. I don't think I'll ever be able to understand such a mindset, how anyone can feel such baseless fear and hatred.
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Mrs. Clark
1/8/2015 05:45:31 am
I love your thoughtful reflection!
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Nadir Ortega
1/7/2015 04:35:51 pm
Think:
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George Downey
1/7/2015 06:02:10 pm
Jukichi's love of his country, coming from one who came into this country rather later than most, is most defiantly an action which singled him out as American at heart if not by law. The fact that sheer hatred attempted to defy the beautiful reality of a father trying to make better for his children in the country he loved is astonishing.
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Chenoa Levy
1/7/2015 07:09:10 pm
Think: I think Jukichi was a great example of what life is like for most immigrants coming to America that aren't the stereotypical more accepted white Europeans. Most com to America for jobs, opportunities and a chance to improve their life, however they are often discriminated against and held from the rights they were initially promised.
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Vanessa I
1/8/2015 12:20:25 am
i thought that was also very brave of him to stand for his rights and he just didn't do it for himself but he was mainly thinking about his family.
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Michele Moua
1/7/2015 09:01:31 pm
THINK: I dont think that most people would have ben able to go through what Jukichi has gone through. He practically started from nothing and has worked his way up to some financial stability and is able to live in seemingly comfortable living conditions. When he moves into the new neighborhood, he was immediately rejected. Peer pressure itself is a powerful things that can play on a persons emotions quiet powerfully. And the fact that he was able to withstand all of the mockery and hurtful language of his neighbors amazes me.
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Eamonn McGuiness
1/7/2015 11:15:44 pm
Think: I think it is interesting how he shows more patriotism then most U.S. citizens. He made a restaurant dedicated to such patriotism. "How he served all american food" and had it commemorating former U.S. presidents with colors red, white, and blue throughout the restaurant.
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Matt Rose
1/7/2015 11:18:25 pm
This reading reminded me of most of the earlier stories we have read, where the U.S started to pick and bully on a certain ethnicity. I am really glad my grandma did not move to the U.S till after the war, which now I fully understand why her and my grandfather waited.
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Piper Tompkins
1/7/2015 11:22:05 pm
I agree completely with your thoughts about how the US always putting people down and bulling certain groups of people.
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Piper Tompkins
1/7/2015 11:18:57 pm
Think: This reading makes me think more in depth to all the wreckage America was causing by throwing all the Japanese Americans away and ripping them out of their lives, when people like Jukichi only wanted to embody the american lifestyle.
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Vanessa I
1/8/2015 12:18:32 am
I also agree I feel that America could have dealt with the Japanese a better way, they are human beings after all
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Noah Legier
1/7/2015 11:58:52 pm
I think jakichi's story is very inspiring. It shows me that no matter how hard things get or how much you are isolated as a culture, you can still keep your dignity and thats all you need. It shows me that you need to know when to throw in the towel, and it wasnt anytime soon for Jakuchi and his family, he fought for his home and to be a loyal citizen in america. Jakuchi is just about as american as anybody else. After all being american isnt an ethnicity its a collective of them.
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Edwin Herrera
1/8/2015 12:00:13 am
Think: After reading this, I felt like dang, savage. It just goes to show that even when people are devoted to their nation or country. Others will fear them due to their ethnicity.
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Vanessa I
1/8/2015 12:16:06 am
When I read this it made me think of all the hardships that not only the Hamada family had to go through but all the Japanese,Asians,and phillipenos had to face. It's also made me think about how they were able to be persecuted by the people of the town. Although they hamda family had to go through this the family was able to prosper in ther business of their restaurant and the whole family was able to support each other. In the beg fining when they had introduced e Hamada family they had said that the father was always supporting the country of America and even held parties and festivals at his "all American food restaurants. Even though he supported the country of America the town of the whites couldn't put up with it and not support them because of their race. When I had read this part of the story I'm always thought that the time of prejudice times are always mentioning the African Americans, but when I hear stories such as this and the prosecution of not only African Americans but also other races and that each race that seemed to be different or a threat had to go throught these hard times. It made me feel that not only some but many of our ancestors of the past had gone through this trial and it's sad how others are not able to get along with each other because they are supposedly labeled as "different". It made me wonder how come people aren't able to accept each other and their differences? It also made me wonder in this case why did they even persecute the Japanese that lived in America ?
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srdja
1/8/2015 12:28:59 am
Think: The story we read reveal a great story about immigrants and their situation in US. Everyone strugled at the begining but this Japanese family sucseeded and manage to buy house in the white neighborhood. I think that white people were afraid that other races will take a place on the throne of the country. They tried everything to stop them.
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Allison Hopkins
1/8/2015 12:38:14 am
Think: I think that it was really sad for that family because they had fought so hard for this house and won just to be taken away from it. Every Asian emigrant was taken in, they weren't excluded even though the community and the judge knew that they were not a threat.
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Niklas
1/8/2015 12:55:51 am
Reading the short story "The House on Lemon street" made me think about America itself.
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Benjamin Rose
1/8/2015 03:20:54 am
What I really find amazing about this is how hypocritical the United States is as a country. First, there was slavery and continued racism against black people. Then there was the internment of all persons of Japanese ancestry, no matter if they were citizens or not. In a country in which all people are supposed to be equal under the law, in which discrimination is not meant to occur. In a country which was supposedly founded on the principles of liberty and equality, every day there are violations of this liberty and equality. Finally, today, we're starting to change our antiquated stereotypes that we, as a country, hold. In the 1960's, legal discrimination against black people was ended. There are still other forms of legally-endorsed discrimination such as profiling and similar things. What's incredible, however, is how many years it takes for these various forms of persecution to end. Our laws are full of loopholes, and our country full of people ready to take advantage of them. When will we be a truly equal society?
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Nathan Tomczak
1/8/2015 03:57:02 am
Thinking: This reading gave me a lot of thoughts it made me think about how America was demolishing the jappaneis american lives, when people like Jukichi just wanted to live the american lifestyle.
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9/18/2017 12:05:53 pm
Unlike other blogs I have read which are really not that good.Thanks alot!
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