What was dinner with the family like before they went to the camp at Manzanar?
What was dinner with the family like before they went to the camp at Manzanar?
Jeanne notices that after a few weeks, her family stops eating together in mess halls. She remembers that before entering the camp, her family used to enjoy noisy, homegrown meals around a large, round wooden table.
What did many Japanese Americans compare the internment camps to?
Many of the Japanese Americans compared internment camps to the plantations black slaves were kept on. The slaves did not know where to go, or what else to do, so they ended up back on the plantation, and that is what happened to some of the Japanese Americans.
Why are the Issei more reluctant to leave Manzanar than the Nisei?
Homeless, jobless, and without property, the Issei cannot say farewell to Manzanar as easily as the Nisei, because to leave the security of the camp means to face a society that has no place for them.
How did Papa answer the questions on the loyalty oath Why did he answer that way?
How did Papa answer the questions on the Loyalty Oath? Papa answered the Loyalty Oath with Yes,Yes because he didn’t want to be sent to Tule Lake Camp in Northern California where all the disloyal patrons would be sent back to Japan.
What is the purpose of the loyalty oath?
A loyalty oath is a commitment to some political or social entity and is stated to reinforce one’s devotion and to show others one’s intent.
Why did questions 27 and 28 on the government questionnaire stir so much controversy in the camp?
Question number 28 asked if individuals would swear unqualified allegiance to the United States and forswear any form of allegiance to the Emperor of Japan. Both questions caused a great deal of concern and unrest….
What kind of person is Papa in Farewell to Manzanar?
Papa (George Ko Wakatsuki) Jeanne’s father and the patriarch of the American branch of the Wakatsuki family. Papa is a first-generation Japanese immigrant with a strong sense of honor.
Who punches Papa in the face?
Kiyo
Why wouldn’t Papa or most of the other Japanese American men talk about Fort Lincoln?
Why wouldn’t Papa or most of the other Japanese-American men talk about Fort Lincoln? Because it was a charge of disloyalty. Fred Tayama was a leader in the Japanese American Citizens League. On the night of December 5, he was beaten for being nice to authorities.
What job did papa have at Fort Lincoln Why did he have that job?
Lincoln, Papa gets appointed to work as an interviewer for the government. Since he is one of the few people at the camp that speaks both English and Japanese, he is very useful when it comes to interviewing the other Japanese born prisoners at Ft.
What was Jeanne’s physical condition at the camp?
What was Jeanne’s physical condition at the camp? Poor, unhealthy, over crowding, food, and vaccinations has caused her to get sick.
What did the trees symbolize for Jeanne How did life in the camp change after the first year?
What did the trees symbolize for Jeanne? The tree symbolized the change in her life. Papa picked the trees. That claimed him down.