Thank you for your summary and reading suggestions. 

I agree that I learned so much from Prof. Kamei's lecture. And that is what is was, a lecture. There is not really room for debate during the presentation, but rather save the discussion for the Question and Answer time. This is common curtousy. 

I agree that I learned so much from Prof. Kamei's lecture. And that is what is was, a lecture. There is not really room for debate during the presentation, but rather save the discussion for the Question and Answer time. This is common courtesy. 

I really appreciated the primary sources and first-hand accounts she has collected of this event. It is so important to present multiple views on a topic like this to see how complex the issue was.

I think that fear has a strong hold on the views of people. Fear from non-Asian citizens that “others” could be spies during this time of war. Fear from the Asian citizens that they might be attacked by the government or be sent back to a country they fled or have no knowledge of. Fear of the government to how the war will progress and turn out. Fear drives so many of these actions.

I wonder if various perspectives that have emerged in America to Covid-19 Pandemic will be taught through the lenses of fear. Fear for the health of oneself and whatever steps they might take to keep themselves safe (isolation, quarantine, vaccines, masks). Fear for the loss of “normal life” that drives people to dismiss the pandemic as propaganda or something not very serious. I assumed that many educators had thought that the camps for Japanese-Americans was a bad act, but it seems I was wrong as we did have a voice of opposition. I wonder in 10-20 years with more information, we will still have opposing views on correct actions to take in a pandemic.

Kayla Kolean

Thank you Todd for reminding me of this quote! Elementary students would absolutely be able to engage with it along the topic of wrongful incarceration during WW2.