https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih en-us 2018-10-25 04:58:06 UTC 2018-10-30 01:57:59 UTC hello@padlet.com fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296775196 Summary: No-No Boy is about a young Japanese American that is returning home after serving two years in prison post interment camp. When Ichiro returns home he struggles with his personal relationships as he returns to a house divided. His mother who is a proud Japanese citizen who also believes Japan won the war. Versus Ichiro's younger brother who feels American and shame that Ichiro refused to fight in the war for the United States. Even outside of his personal relationships Ichiro struggles to find himself as he fails to find personal identity. The following article provides a summary of the book.]]> 2018-10-25 05:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296775196 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296777915 During world war two, The United States government deemed that although Japanese American citizens did not pose a serious threat to the United States they needed to place these citizen in internment camps. Some of their justifications included, knowing ship patterns of U.S. boats, sabotaging aerial strikes, and spying. All Japanese citizens were forced into these camp sites, the conditions were not good to say the least. When being placed into these interment camps people were required to fill out a questionnaire. At the end of the questionnaire were two questions one being along the lines of are you willing to serve for the United States in the fight against Japan. The other being if one was willing to swear against the emperor of Japan as well as the nation. The response "no" to both of these questions is what created the slang "No-no boy". When Japanese American citizens returned from internments, all did not return to the way in which it was before war broke out. Many Japanese American citizens had to give up their business before they had to leave, on top of this they faced countless racism, sometimes even against those who fought for the United States. Below is attached a link to the posters that would be published in areas in the west coast were Japanese American citizens were asked to leave. ]]> 2018-10-25 05:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296777915 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296780979 Attached is an image showing the ways in which white Americans would be publicly racists against Japanese Americans.]]> 2018-10-25 05:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296780979 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781320
One of the biggest themes that can be seen throughout No-No Boy is identity. In many cases its the search for identity due to the feeling of lacking personal belonging. Most characters feel as though they have their identity or at least an identity that they can identify with. Ichiro's mom strongly identifies as Japanese, so much to the point that when her vision of Japan is shattered through the war, at first she chooses to completely deny the truth, and when her vision is destroyed. She finds an inability to identify with japan and it drives her to suicide as she no longer knows her place in the world. Ichiro's brother is quick to identify as American as the young man grew up in the United States and he feels as though he has no connection to Japan, with the dismissal of Japan, Ichiro's brother feels as though he will belong more as an American. Ichiro struggles with the sense of identity he fails to find his place in society as he doesn't feel connected to Japan in the same way that his mother is. Yet, he doesn't feel as though he is American and because of this he is stuck in a borderland, one in which he constantly finds himself placing guilt on himself. Attached is a long article on historical context of the struggles Japanese Americans primarily on the west coast experienced after the war. Along with the impact done to generations after world war two.]]> 2018-10-25 05:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781320 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781459 United States portrays a vision in which they extend open arms to people off all places, the country claims to be the land of opportunity for all that are in worse conditions in other countries. Historically however, United States has been everything but welcoming to immigrants. Whether its those of Asian descent, Italian, Irish, South American, African. People of all of these regions have experienced intense racism when they immigrated in large quantities during specific time periods. It has taken lots of time and effort of those who are not racist to break down stereotypes and destroy stigma to create a less hostile environment for people of different backgrounds, and even then much racism, and hate still goes on within the nation to foreigners. Below is an article showing time periods along with groups of specific immigrants. This shows other groups that have had to experience similar treatment to that of Japanese Americans post world war two.]]> 2018-10-25 05:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781459 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781619 Even today many Americans fear immigrants of certain backgrounds or religious groups. In my personal belief the fear is born out of fear of the unknown as Americans lack desire to understand groups that they do not know. From that unknown is born prejudice and misconceptions. Attached is an article that goes to show the treatment of a different group that experiences similarities to those of Japanese immigrants during post world war two. ]]> 2018-10-25 05:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781619 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781680 In 1988 the president at the time, Ronald Reagan signed a bill that ensured Japanese American citizens that had gone through the troubles of internment camps twenty thousand dollars. However, given all of the emotional, and physical damage this to no Japanese American would justify the actions of the United States government. Aside from the emotional and physical damage was the economic damage, Japanese American citizens in most cases lost their business when they were forced to leave their homes. Many struggled to find jobs after, to say that twenty thousand dollars would make things right is a slap to the face of the people that underwent this experience. Attached is an article going more in depth about the government bill, as well as the political scene during this time.]]> 2018-10-25 05:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/296781680 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297864403 The term Issei is used to define first generation Japanese immigrants. The second generation Japanese immigrants are called Nisei. Lastly, the third generation Japanese immigrants go by Sansei. ]]> 2018-10-29 03:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297864403 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297865850 Questionnaire Japanese Americans were forced to fill out before internment.]]> 2018-10-29 03:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297865850 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297871311 Unfortunately history in America shows us that many of these groups that suffered from prejudice and stereotypes when they moved to America fail to show compassion to other groups of minorities, or immigrants. Just as Irish and Italian immigrants struggled, they many times created the same difficult transition to other immigrants such as Asian, Latino. In many cases in United States history instead of immigrant communities coming together they isolate themselves even more in an attempt to be above at least one group.]]> 2018-10-29 04:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297871311 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297875631 This book along with these sources goes to show the experience of those who were alive during this significant historical event as a result of world war two. Along with the actual event comes the influence and precedent these events have created for American as well as world history. Learning about this topic will hopefully create empathy to those that have experienced similar events or prevent situations like this one to be repeated. It will hopefully prevent history to repeat itself yet again.]]> 2018-10-29 04:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297875631 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297876454 edJust as the bombing of pearl harbor caused discrimination to all Japanese Americans. 9/11 caused terrible discrimination to middle eastern living in the United States. The prejudice and discrimination is still on going. Below is an article that explains the hate crimes towards Muslims. Goes to show the mal treatment of people that have nothing to do with the hate people try to show a specific group. Just as American born Japanese American citizens had to experience hate crimes towards them simply for the way they appeared.

]]> 2018-10-29 05:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297876454 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297878081 2018-10-29 05:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297878081 fmiranda2899 https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297878287 Provides more context to what lead to the mal treatment of Japanese Americans.]]> 2018-10-29 05:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/fmiranda2899/xj3tkj1cwjih/wish/297878287