Essay On Japanese Immigration

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Intro: The people, language, and culture is all different it’s nothing like home that’s how the Japanese probably felt when first arriving at the United States. Arriving to a new country only hope for a better for a life they also probably felt odd or even baffled on how strange this new land must have been. To make matters worse they were treated with discrimination and feared by many and the executive order 9066 made matters worse.
Japanese Immigration to the United Sates
Just like many other immigrants the Japanese came to America for a better life, due to the conditions that they endure from their homeland. The Japanese came to America to prosper in life; however encounter acts of discrimination also they were incarcerated that violated …show more content…

The Japanese Americans fought in the war with Americans to better the future for others furthermore over 33,000 Japanese served in the war. “Many of them loved their country enough to risk their lives in combat” (National Park Services, 2015). The attack on Pearl Harbor and the executive order 9066 made Americans scared; moreover they were already hated the Japanese because they were taking more and more land so it was long time feud between …show more content…

The interment campus lasted 4 years, and for 4 years the government went against their rights which also broke the first amendment. The campus were made out of fear, fear that people of Japanese ancestry would turn on the United States. With tensions running high America V.S Japan, soldiers that were Japanese weren’t allowed to serve in the American army anymore. “After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, which drove America into World War II, Japanese Americans were classified as “Enemy Aliens” (The most Decorated Unit in American History, 2015) The Japanese were trying to show their loyalty to their country over 33,000 Japanese Americans served in the United States

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