After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. joined WWII Allies, and fear of Japanese in America grew.
“The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor was part of Japan’s bold opening move to achieve its territorial ambitions… Japan’s attack killed 2,390 people... Of the eight battleships in the harbor, five were sunk... On the next day Japan attacked Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Malaya.” |
(Cole, 2016)
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(Inouye, 2014)
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“All of a sudden we heard a sickening shrill and a loud boom… which was adjacent to our First Aid Station… we went out to look for more casualties… to help the firemen gather human flesh fragments of the bombed victims… This Seventh Day of December seemed almost like a nightmare to me, and as long as I live, I will never forget this day.” |
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WWII propoganda dehumanized Japanese Americans.
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