To kill a mockingbird
RACISM:
What is racism? Provide a definition.
Racism is the act of disrespecting the race, nationality, or culture of a person or discrimination.
EXAMPLES OF RACISM IN SOCIETY:
Past (1940-1960) and Present (2000-2014)
Give a brief description of each event/incident. What happened? When did it happen? Why did it happen? Who was involved? Provide 3-5 images of the event and those involved. How does the event display racism? What is your opinion of the event/incident? Could it have been handled differently? What were the after affects of the event/incident? - DUE ON WEEBLY THURSDAY, JANUARY 9
The Japanese American interment camps were "War Relocation Camps" for over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast for the United States. President Roosevelt authorized the internment with Executive Order 9066, an order authorizing the Secretary of War to prescribe certain areas as military zones. In February 19, 1942, local military commanders began to designate "military areas" as "exclusion zones," from which "any or all persons may be excluded." Roosevelt's executive order was established by anti-Japanese sentiments among farmers who competed against Japanese labor, and politicians who sided with anti-Japanese constituencies. More than two-thirds of the Japanese who were interned were citizens of the United States.
This event displays racism by telling us that even though they sworn American citizens, the "white" people don't believe them. They believe that they one will betray them for their home country of Japan. My opinion on this that, being an Asian-American myself, that they should have been trusted. they have sworn their citizenship to the States. They are American citizens, so they have the rights of an American. The exchanged their Japanese citizenship for an American one, meaning that they don't belong to Japan and that they are a proud American. Just because they are Japanese, doesn't mean anything. It is true that maybe one could betray the United States, but more Asian-Americans fought for that war. They could of had a military patrol within the cities to protect the other citizens in case one betrays America. What i am grateful for is that President Roosevelt apologized for their loss of property, after he ended the camps, and granted them formal payments of $20,000 each to the surviving internees—60,000 in all. In conclusion, they should of had military partrol instead of the camps, and that the U.S should had their faith in their Asian-American citizens.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:
There may already be a newspaper article(s) related to the incident or event you choose with your partner. Using the information and photos you gathered from your research write your own newspaper article (past or presen2aat) you selected with your partner. The article should be formatted similar to a real newspaper. Be sure to cite references. DUE PRINTED IN CLASS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 13 - ALSO POST AN IMAGE ON YOUR WEEBLY!
What is racism? Provide a definition.
Racism is the act of disrespecting the race, nationality, or culture of a person or discrimination.
EXAMPLES OF RACISM IN SOCIETY:
Past (1940-1960) and Present (2000-2014)
Give a brief description of each event/incident. What happened? When did it happen? Why did it happen? Who was involved? Provide 3-5 images of the event and those involved. How does the event display racism? What is your opinion of the event/incident? Could it have been handled differently? What were the after affects of the event/incident? - DUE ON WEEBLY THURSDAY, JANUARY 9
The Japanese American interment camps were "War Relocation Camps" for over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast for the United States. President Roosevelt authorized the internment with Executive Order 9066, an order authorizing the Secretary of War to prescribe certain areas as military zones. In February 19, 1942, local military commanders began to designate "military areas" as "exclusion zones," from which "any or all persons may be excluded." Roosevelt's executive order was established by anti-Japanese sentiments among farmers who competed against Japanese labor, and politicians who sided with anti-Japanese constituencies. More than two-thirds of the Japanese who were interned were citizens of the United States.
This event displays racism by telling us that even though they sworn American citizens, the "white" people don't believe them. They believe that they one will betray them for their home country of Japan. My opinion on this that, being an Asian-American myself, that they should have been trusted. they have sworn their citizenship to the States. They are American citizens, so they have the rights of an American. The exchanged their Japanese citizenship for an American one, meaning that they don't belong to Japan and that they are a proud American. Just because they are Japanese, doesn't mean anything. It is true that maybe one could betray the United States, but more Asian-Americans fought for that war. They could of had a military patrol within the cities to protect the other citizens in case one betrays America. What i am grateful for is that President Roosevelt apologized for their loss of property, after he ended the camps, and granted them formal payments of $20,000 each to the surviving internees—60,000 in all. In conclusion, they should of had military partrol instead of the camps, and that the U.S should had their faith in their Asian-American citizens.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:
There may already be a newspaper article(s) related to the incident or event you choose with your partner. Using the information and photos you gathered from your research write your own newspaper article (past or presen2aat) you selected with your partner. The article should be formatted similar to a real newspaper. Be sure to cite references. DUE PRINTED IN CLASS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 13 - ALSO POST AN IMAGE ON YOUR WEEBLY!