Do you agree that the internment of the Nisei was a war time necessity for national security?
Or was it a gross racist violation of their civil rights? Pick a side and tell me why. Be specific and use at least 2 examples from the reading and the films. You don't have to cite formally but make sure you tell me the film and/or reading you use or you will lose points.
- Think about the Japanese-Americans who joined the U.S. military and try to put yourself in their place. Could you voluntarily fight and die for a country that interned you and you family? Could you, as George Takei says, love a country that once betrayed you? Give me at least 1 example from the reading and the film. You don't have to cite formally but make sure you tell me the film and/or reading you use or you will lose points.
Or was it a gross racist violation of their civil rights? Pick a side and tell me why. Be specific and use at least 2 examples from the reading and the films. You don't have to cite formally but make sure you tell me the film and/or reading you use or you will lose points.