Japanese-American Internment Experience Found Poems by Laura Price https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw c block en-us 2021-03-25 14:33:33 UTC 2021-03-28 20:05:36 UTC hello@padlet.com On May 16, 1942 we departed for an unknown destination. My emotions were turmoil. I am a loyal American, yet I have the face of an enemy. The Japanese race is an enemy race. Willing to lay down their lives for America. Democracy can be an illusion. Constitutional rights is a meaningless phrase. I lost the most valuable thing: My freedom. Why am I proud to be an American? https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353424432 - Avani and Owen]]> 2021-03-25 15:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353424432 https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353467214 I no longer had freedom
Because of an assumption
I no longer had the right to walk out
Because the Japanese race is an enemy race
Behind a fence like a criminal
Because I have the face of an enemy 
So much we left behind
Because of my ancestors
The guns are pointed towards us
Because democracy is an illusion
And constitutional rights are a meaningless phrase
]]> 2021-03-25 15:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353467214 https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353473469 The Japanese race is an enemy race 
I am a loyal American, yet I have the face of an enemy.
You can't take it with you, so take it or leave it
People who were like vultures swooped down on us 
We departed...for an unknown destination
All Japanese, whether citizens or not, (should) be placed in inland concentration camps
So much we left behind but the most valuable thing I lost was my freedom.
The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken.
Democracy can be an illusion and constitutional rights a meaningless phrase
There is plenty of room elsewhere for him to exercise his rights
Roughly two thousand people (were) packed in one large building
Enemy 
Patriotic
]]> 2021-03-25 15:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353473469 If we were there for our protection, why were the guns pointed toward us rather than away from us? I am a loyal American, yet I have the face of an enemy. So much we left behind but the most valuable thing I lost was my freedom, the wire fence was real. What was I doing behind it, like a criminal? https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353479401 2021-03-25 15:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353479401 Lost freedom,Left behind,Lost belongings,Left behind.We did nothing wrong,But we are the enemy,Loyal Americans,But the face of an enemy,For our protection,But guns were pointed at us https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353479560 2021-03-25 15:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353479560 People who were like vultures swooped down on us going through our belongings. So much we left behind. But the most valuable thing I lost was my freedom. We are willing to lay down our lives, which is a far greater sacrifice, of course, than being placed in a concentration camp What was I doing behind a fence like a criminal? Of one thing I was sure. The wire fence was real. I no longer had the right to walk out of it. Every second, we were on a battlefield. Democracy can be an illusion and constitutional rights a meaningless phrase. As tears streamed down my face, an awful realization dawned on me: I am a loyal American, yet I have the face of an enemy. https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353480547 2021-03-25 15:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353480547 All Japanese citizens within and without In a war in whitch we are now engaged racial affinities .We departed Guns pointed at us . https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353486988 2021-03-25 15:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353486988 Democracy can be an illusion. An awful realization dawned on me: I am a loyal American, yet I have the face of an enemy. The most valuable thing I lost was my freedom.Constitutional rights a meaningless phrase, Why Am I Proud to Be an American.The most valuable thing I lost was my freedom.Of one thing I was sure. The wire fence was real. What was I doing behind a fence like a criminal?The most valuable thing I lost was my freedom.Some people had little faith in the ideas and ideals of democracy. The guns were pointed towards us rather than away. The most valuable thing I lost was my freedom https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353487686 2021-03-25 15:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353487686 https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353502414 "The Pacific Coast is officially a combat zone… the Japanese race is an enemy race…. Loyal - Illusion - Rights- Democracy." My home is here. I am not a citizen of Japan. I am not the enemy. I am loyal. I am not the enemy. I am American. I am not the enemy. I wipe the burning thoughts out as tears streamed down my face. - Grace]]> 2021-03-25 15:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_price5/u94i6hwqcvyss5dw/wish/1353502414