Life After Internment
During the internment many anti-Japanese groups were founded in the West coast; most of its members and leaders were veterans or people who feared and felt threatened by the Japanese Americans[1]. They caused much panic which kept the hatred and fear against the Japanese running for time to come. It was not until the war ended that the internment camps were closed and the Japanese Americans were freed, however; by this time the group of the anti groups had come in strong and it was difficult for the Japanese to assimilate back into the American society[2]. The challenges they faced cause many of the freed Japanese Americans to experience traumatic problems. For example, it became difficult for them to rejoin a society that had exiled them for reasons they had no control over, the Japanese Americans that had to go through the internment camps could no longer trust their own country and the government behind it. Psychological troubles soon began after the end of the internment camps as well, when people where expressing their disgust for the Japanese Americans. Citizens would dedicate their time to sending letter to local newspapers sharing their thoughts on why Japanese Americans should not be allowed in their vicinity.
The events of World War II and Pearl Harbor leading to the Japanese American internment not only changed the lives of the people who experienced it but later on lead to physiological problems in future generations. Though it is true that the ones who suffered the most because of the internment were the Japanese Americans who had to live in the camps it is also seek that their descendents faced troubles due to the discrimination and exclusion their relatives experienced. The transgenerational effects that 3rd-generation Japanese Americans have dealt with have been seen in cases of: family communication, self-esteem, vocation, and identity. In one case a child grows up with their parents being distant throughout their life as a result of their time in the internment camps[3]. They also had to see their parent try and act like the American citizen they felt the government wanted them to be taking away their true identity to their children.
The effects of the discrimination and exile that Japanese Americans faced during internment did change their lives in many ways. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and internment it can be determined that Japanese Americans were also victims of these tragic events.
[1][1] Spiedel, Jennifer. "Anti-Japanese Organizations." After Internment Japanese American's Right to Return. September 1, 2005. Accessed April 8, 2015.http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/after_internment.htm.
[2] Japanese-American Relocation." History.com. January 1, 2014. Accessed April 8, 2015.
[3] Nagataka, Donna. "Transgenerational Impact of the Japanese-American Internment: Clinical Issues in Working with Children of Former Internees."
The events of World War II and Pearl Harbor leading to the Japanese American internment not only changed the lives of the people who experienced it but later on lead to physiological problems in future generations. Though it is true that the ones who suffered the most because of the internment were the Japanese Americans who had to live in the camps it is also seek that their descendents faced troubles due to the discrimination and exclusion their relatives experienced. The transgenerational effects that 3rd-generation Japanese Americans have dealt with have been seen in cases of: family communication, self-esteem, vocation, and identity. In one case a child grows up with their parents being distant throughout their life as a result of their time in the internment camps[3]. They also had to see their parent try and act like the American citizen they felt the government wanted them to be taking away their true identity to their children.
The effects of the discrimination and exile that Japanese Americans faced during internment did change their lives in many ways. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and internment it can be determined that Japanese Americans were also victims of these tragic events.
[1][1] Spiedel, Jennifer. "Anti-Japanese Organizations." After Internment Japanese American's Right to Return. September 1, 2005. Accessed April 8, 2015.http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/after_internment.htm.
[2] Japanese-American Relocation." History.com. January 1, 2014. Accessed April 8, 2015.
[3] Nagataka, Donna. "Transgenerational Impact of the Japanese-American Internment: Clinical Issues in Working with Children of Former Internees."