Comments on: Why Japanese in Hawaii Weren’t Interned during WWII

By: Designer Handbags

Designer Handbags — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:57:00 +0000

Samantha [Moderator] 3 weeks ago
I wrote a paper on how Japanese internment affected Canada :D

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Designer handbags — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:05:46 +0000

reminds me of 'farwell to manzanar'

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Designer handbags — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:04:24 +0000

“You know women”, eh?

By: Designer handbags

Designer handbags — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:05:46 +0000

reminds me of 'farwell to manzanar'

By: Designer handbags

Designer handbags — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:04:24 +0000

“You know women”, eh?

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:47:35 +0000

I wrote a paper on how Japanese internment affected Canada :D

By: zooms

zooms — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:46:16 +0000

lol Kaleo I would think they would think its funny because its so stupid? but yah it sounds stupid.

By: Kaleo

Kaleo — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:57 +0000

The story about his great-grandma is not “funny”; it is just stupid. That nonsense about foil is a urban myth and should not be perpetuated.

By: Colin

Colin — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:36:33 +0000

Actually the article writers right. It was highly based upon economics. (Hawaiian Japanese American) But true, I highly doubt much Japanese Americans ran banks of that sort. Only the buddhist monks types or the Japanese national types were interned in Hawaii. Besides that the Japanese were left alone. Yup culture was very different even when comparing Hawaii Japanese to mainland Japanese. Both have very rich backgrounds from Hawaiian Japanese working on the plantations while the mainland Japanese being interned. Hawaiian Japanese also have the knowledge of pidgin english a hawaii dialect. (pidgin english is a combination of all languages on the island). Hawaiian Japanese and mainland Japanese are very much different and similar. I do know that many Hawaiian Japanese and myself consider ourselves more Hawaiian Japanese than “American” Japanese. It may confuse people who are not from Hawaii but I am sure the author may understand from being raised here. There seems to be a different mindset in my opinion. I could go on and on about the differences and internment but there is just to much culture involved. (further information citizens of Hawaii are also a type of Hawaiian by definition). Not to say mainland Japanese are not important they certainly are. Huge culture from both sides I just know much more about my culture than the American Japanese culture.
I have talked to many relatives and their explanation of their history is very different from my side. Oh but non the less Japanese were looked down upon in Hawaii also. I am not sure how much but that is what I know from my understanding. People would refer to my parents as young kids as “Japs” which back in the day was an extremely racist term. My parents and grandparents, etc. still get offended. I do not feel that offended by it. Hardly at all it was just a term I am sure all Japanese can relate to.
Anyway that “great grandma” incident is pretty funny. I never really heard of the pro Japanese Americans especially from Hawaii that was interesting. My great grandparents would just send clothes after the war. Great blog! Oh and I am not sure about this but I do know Hawaiian Japanese are third generation +. I am fifth myself. grandparents can't even speak Japanese much. Thats how plantation worker my family was. I would like to know if American Japanese Americans are like that also. The generation part. There are so little Japanese in America i have met compared to Hawaii. Would be interesting to know. There opinion on Hawaiian Americans like myself too

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