In Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Houston she talks about her life in the camps and she goes into the reasoning behind the government’s decision to put the Japanese into internment camps. After Pearl Harbor the citizens of the United States were shocked and fearful because this was the first attack on American soil. The government’s plan of action was to contain the “problem” and put the Japanese in a place where they cannot hurt anyone. The problem with this is that the Japanese in American were not the ones harming American. President Roosevelt had over reacted when he put his order. In this book it shows that the internment camps were not justifiable by any means because it was not fair and infringed the rights of the Japanese citizens and it also, had a bad effect on the social behaviors toward Japanese Americans. …show more content…
Their family had begun in America where Papa met Mama and they had their first child. From there on Wakatsuki family grew until it ended with Jeanne. Since their family had lived and grew in America for so long this made them a part of the country because this is where their roots are. While every Japanese family is not just like the Wakatsuki’s and they may have not been here as long that doesn’t mean that they aren’t a part of this country. They have severed their ties with Japan by coming here so, why blame them for Japan’s actions. The Japanese Americans didn’t have any part in it so, they shouldn’t be punished. The Japanese being punished for the actions of a country that they are not a part of cannot justify America’s actions. A country’s government is supposed to protect their people, not condemn