Why Did Asian Americans Adopt The Anti-Japanese Persuasion

When Pearl Harbor was first bombed by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, many people turned their backs to the whole Asian race. Koreans and other Asian ethnicities wanted to be contrasted as much as they could be from the Japanese. Several articles were written to differentiate between the races such as one that was titled, “How to tell Japs from the Chinese.” Other people, such as the Koreans, wore badges reading “I am Korean,” or for the Chinese “I am Chinese.” Many of the Asian Americans tried very hard to prove their loyalty to the U.S. Therefore, they adopted the Anti-Japanese Persuasion because the Koreans, along with other Asians, were just as against the Japanese as the Americans were. However, this did not stop Koreans from being taken

They served as translators, interrogators, and interpreters because they were familiar with the Asian language. These Asian translators were commonly referred to as Nisei. One Nisei was Young Oak Kim. He assisted as a war officer during WWII. He was asked to return and join the army so he could serve as a translator because of this fluency in Korean. However, You Oak Kim wanted to be involved with combat rather than interpretation. During the Korean War, Korean Americans were asked to stay behind the U.S. by serving in the armed forces and investing in war bonds. Korean Americans were no longer considered the “enemies,” but useful in war. The Korean War left families stranded and numerous women came to the U.S. as war brides. Several of the marriages did not last long due to their limited knowledge. When Korean girls gave birth to mixed race babies, they were known as G.I. babies. The babies were sent away mostly because of the discrimination that happened to them. Due to that event, about 13,000 Korean children were adopted in 1955. Both WWII and the Korean War affected Korean Americans and other Asian races in several ways, not always