Challenge to Democracy

This was a video based on the Japanese Relocation Camps. People were taken from their homes due to the war and relocated to different areas. They housed between 7-18,000 people. It was 12-14 people to a block. Most of the people were from California. They were put in 300 room buildings where there was one family per room. They would do a regular routine in the morning meet and eat in the "mess hall", the kids would go to school, and the parents would go to work. The kids were in schools where the teachers were either caucasion or have some type of Chinese background. They were taught a typical "american" education. The parents worked as farmers. People who were doctors, teachers, or other professionals where they came from were now farmers. The wages that were paid were $12 for regular workers, $16 for more skilled workers, and $19 for those professional workers. Some people were able to continue with their fields like doctors so they could help the people who were in the relocation camps. People 18 and older were allowed to vote, and they had court proceedings like regular life. When they left the relocation camps most people moved to areas like Chicago, Colorado, and different areas in the Mid-West. They have adapted really well to life after the relocation centers. Volunteers began to train to go and fight for the Japanese culture that was affected by the relocation caused by the American War.

comic post

In this comic it pretty much is the same as the majority of the comic's but mainly the last set of comic's the Japanese or "asians" are being portrayed as the bad guys. First their appearance is horrible. Their eyes are slanted and small, along with their nose. They are also very very yellow showing an obvious difference between them and the "american". The American again is saving the day and the typical white damsel in distress and the Asian is the one attacking her. This in some way relates to the reading by Frank Wu.He stated how Asian's are seen as less than American's because they don't look exactly how a typical American is supposed to look. In the picture the Asian is the bad guy the "yellow" one is the bad guy and the so called American is the hero the "white" one is the normal savior. This comic has sneaky discrimination but never the less it has discrimination.

WU

In this short article Wu talks about being an Asian American. He expresses that being an Asian American in a sense is harder than being black or white because Asian's don't fit in with either group. He says tha people look at being an American as being white and being a minority means being black. Just because they are "yellow" as he says doesn't mean that they aren't American. People treat as if they are less than human at times whether it be on purpose on my mistake but they act as if they don't exist. Asian's are Americans even though they don't like what a typical American is supposed to look like. American's are all different colors and kinds of people.

Kindred

The book Kindred was a great story of a woman who traveled back in time on many different occasions to the very plantation where her ancestors were born. She is called back by a young white boy who in more ways than one needs her help. He calls her at times when he is doing something that could endager his life and the lives of others in his house. She risks her life time and time again in this book by just being near the boy. The time is set in slavery days and she is obviously out of place which may cost her, her life. The book takes many twists and turns and is very interesting. Dana which is the name of the woman who is called back to the plantation time and time again gets to experience these visits with her husband. They journey there together and live as master and slave owner. She is treated just like a slave by every person in the town. They adapted to the life of being a slave and a slave owner. Kevin which is Dana's husband tries desperately to keep her out of harm's way. They make the plantation owner (Weylin) think that they were having a relationship between slave and owner which was normal in those days. They were both waiting to leave and because it comes so suddenly they never know what to expect. One of the last times of traveling Dana left without Kevin and that created a lot of problems. It was only 8 days for Dana but for Kevin 5 years had passed. He wrote letters to the plantation for when she returned and tried his hardest to be reunited with her. On Dana's last trip to the plantation she was treated horribly. Rufus which is the white boy who calls her to the plantation has become an angry owner. His lover committed suicide and in turn made him very angry. His father died and his mom became very sick. When Dana made the last trip back Rufus wanted her to act as his mistriss that died and Dana wouldn't do it. Before she knew it she had grabbed and knife and was stabbing him repeatedly. She was immediatly transported back to her time but without an arm. She really didnt travel back after that.

This was a great novel. For the most part I would have never wanted to read a novel but this changed my views on novels. Octavia Butler which is the author of the novel did an outstanding job. It made me think about what I would do if I were placed in a situation like that. I honestly couldn't come up with what I would do if I were placed in the situation. All in all it was a great novel.