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1.Much of Farewell to Manzanar deals with Jeanne's struggle to discover her identity. How does her Japanese identity conflict with her American identity? How does her experience with prejudice help her to reconcile the two?

People judge her because she is Japanese. And her role as an American is almost fake because she is Japanese and heritage and heredity can not be changed. Her Japanese identity is the true her, although she was raised in America, as an American her whole life. She desires to be accepted by the population and the community but because she is Japanese that makes her a target for racial and prejudice actions. "I smiled and sat down, suddenly aware of what being of Japanese ancestry was going to be like. I wouldn't be faced with physical attack or with overt shows of hatred. Rather I would be seen as someone foreign or as someone other than American or perhaps not seen at all." (Ch: 20) Prejudice; an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason; any preconceived opinion or feeling either favorable or unfavorable; unreasonable feelings opinions or attitudes especially of a hostile nature regarding a racial, religious, or nation group.(dictionary.com)

2.What is the role of non-Japanese characters in Wakatsuki's memoir?

The non-Japanese characters in Wakatsuki's life were frightening to her and her family. They had heard so many bad things about what the people were doing and wanted to do with the Japanese once they got out of the camps. Jeanne was treated differently from the young students and friends she had in her classes. Everyone judged her for her race, and all the children didn't know any better from what their parents believed. These children and families made a eventful impact in all of their lives especially Jeanne."When the sixth-grade teacher ushered me in, the other kids inspected me..." (chapter 20)

3.Upon returning from Manzanar, Jeanne finds that the hatred she must face is very different from the “dark cloud” she imagined would descend on her. What are the different forms of hatred depicted in //Farewell to Manzanar,// and how do they manifest themselves as propaganda or other?

The hatred that she imagined would be upon her is a lot different in many ways. Instead of the “dark cloud” that she thought would be upon her is not. The hatred that she experiences is hidden. People do not openly hate her, they secretly do it and actions that they perform are hurting her without directly showing their hatred against her to her face. Also a lot of parents and older figures express this. The younger kids don't express it as much because they are more open to friends and they don't know as much(or even anything) about WW2. “I feel no malice toward this girl. I don’t even envy her. Watching, I am simply emptied, and in the dream I want to cry out, because she is something I can never be, some possibility in my life that can never be fulfilled.” "**M** **anzanar is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned " **wikipedia

**Fresno, CA** First inmate arrival May 6, 1942. Last inmate departure October 30, 1942. Peak population 5120.5 **Manzanar, CA** First inmate arrival March 21, 1942. Peak population (before June 1, 1942) 9666. Before it was leased from the City of Los Angeles, Manzanar used to be ranch and farm land until it reverted to desert conditions. Manzanar was transfered from the [|WCCA] to [|WRA] on June 1, 1942, and converted into a "[|relocation camp]."5 First inmate arrival May 8, 1942. Last inmate departure June 29, 1942. Peak population 2451.5 First inmate arrival May 7, 1942. Last inmate departure June 2, 1942. Peak population 245. Mayer was a camp abaondoned by the Civilian Conservation Corp.5 First inmate arrival May 6, 1942. Last inmate departure September 15, 1942. Peak population 4508.5 **Pinedale, CA** First inmate arrival May 7, 1942. Last inmate departure July 23, 1942. Peak population 4792. Pinedale was the previous site of a mill.5 First inmate arrival May 7, 1942. Last inmate departure August 24, 1942. Peak population 5434.5 **Portland, OR** First inmate arrival May 2, 1942. Last inmate departure September 10, 1942. Peak population 3676. Portland used the Pacific International Live Stock Exposition Facilities to hold detainees.5 First inmate arrival April 28, 1942. Last inmate departure September 12, 1942. Peak population 7390.5 First inmate arrival May 6, 1942. Last inmate departure June 26, 1942. Peak population 4739. Sacramento used a former migrant camp.5 First inmate arrival April 27, 1942. Last inmate departure July 4, 1942. Peak population 3594.5 First inmate arrival March 27, 1942. Last inmate departure October 27, 1942. Peak population 18,719.5 First inmate arrival May 10, 1942. Last inmate departure October 17, 1942. Peak population 4271.5 First inmate arrival April 28, 1942. Last inmate departure October 13, 1942. Peak population 7816.5 First inmate arrival April 20, 1942. Last inmate departure September 4, 1942. Peak population 4978.5 First inmate arrival April 30, 1942. Last inmate departure August 12, 1942. Peak population 3662.5
 * Marysville, CA**
 * Mayer, AZ**
 * Merced, CA**
 * Pomona, CA**
 * Puyallup, WA**
 * Sacramento, CA**
 * Salinas, CA**
 * Santa Anita, CA**
 * Stockton, CA**
 * [|Tanforan], CA**
 * Tulare, CA**
 * Turlock, CA**

EVALUATION: 1. What aspects of this wikispace do you find most enlightening? Why? We thought the most enlightening aspect of this wikispace was the answers were very well written and the places the internment camps were located.PierceMike We liked the pictures and they suited this wiki well. Also the content of it was very interesting. KL&EK

2. How have the authors of this wikispace addressed Jeanne's identity struggle in a different manner than you did? Specify! They talked more about her struggle as a Japanese woman then we did, and we talked moer about her American life style. PierceMike They included a map and a lot of quotes from the book and explained it better than we did. KL&EK

3. How have the authors of this wikispace examined Manzanar in a new way? Quote and detail. They specified about how many people were located in Manzanar's camp. "**M** **anzanar is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps where over 110,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned " ** PireceMike They have included the people that have actually been to Manzanar and it was very interesting to read about.KL&EK