The first video- 

The first video talks about how the government and the military helped the Japanese-Americans evacuate the area. The US citizens thought the Japanese-Americans were threats, especially since Pearl Harbor was bombed just a few days ago. The military built these internment camps, where the Japanese-Americans were guarded and they lived there. Some of the events in the video did not sound very true to me. I do not think this video accurately portrays the Japanese-Americans during this time. A few reasons why I think this could include, first the narrator called the Japanese-Americans ‘aliens’. Aliens are not real and do not exist. The Japanese-Americans were real people born in America. Another reason could be the narrator made the internment camps sound like small apartment houses. We learn later the internment camps were not little apartments. The narrator made it sound like life went back to normal, after the Japanese-Americans evacuated. The next reason I think this isn’t accurate is that the narrator called the internment camps ‘assembly centers’. They are not assembly centers. That is where the Japanese-Americans live. The fourth reason is I don’t think the video portrayed the community’s social aspect nicely. The narrator made it sound like there were all these teachers, doctors, priests, and more, when really the camps were guarded, and the Japanese-Americans were in isolation. Lastly the narrator says the Japanese-Americans ‘gave up’ their homes and small businesses, when really they were forced to leave and many of them went homeless, once they returned home. 

 

The second video-

It talks about the military and the government helping the Japanese-Americans evacuate as well. The person telling the story was saying how the Japanese-Americans immigrants were not allowed in the United States, because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Some of these events sounded mostly accurate. I think this video is accurate for a couple of reasons. One being the narrator had said ⅔ of them were American born citizens. They went to the internment camps, the US citizens who did not go to the camps, thought the Japanese-Americans were disloyal, which had caused them to be put in the camps, which is about 66% of the population in the western United States. The narrator had mentioned there were about 120,000 Americans, in all of the 10 camps. Another reason I think this is accurate is because of the barbed wire surrounding the camps. Barbed wire originated from the US in 1847. It also just seems like an American thing to do. The narrator, the storyteller, had said the Japanese-Americans were in isolation and had little privacy, whereas the other video made it sound like they had a tiny house. The story teller had also said the people were under harsh surveillance with little warmth in their living spaces. This was because the camps were in deserted areas of the western United States. The next reason is the narrator had said there was a big community, which made life more normal. I think that is pretty accurate except I still don’t know how they got all those teachers, doctors, and priests to come in. 

Although both videos told the same story, I think the second video told the more accurate version. More of the events that happened sound more true. Because the narrator of the first video had called the Japanese-Americans ‘aliens’, I believe that is not accurate and false. The Japanese-Americans were born in America. They are actual American citizens. Asian immigrants were known as ‘economic threats’. But they aren’t threats, they didn’t do anything to hurt the US. 

The First video explains how the United States government was handling the issue of
protecting our country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It was distributed by the US
government, and it was shown to whoever could see it. The video explains what happened to cause the internment, the way they decided to solve the issue, and the conditions that the people of Japanese Descent would be living in. The video is trying to show that the movement of the Japanese people is a good thing and that everyone is ok with it. They mentioned that in order to make sure that all people would be counted, they had to register by filling out an application for the internment. The camps were either built from scratch or buildings were converted to make sure that there was enough housing for all the people. I do not believe that this is an accurate representation of Japanese Americans because it shows all of the Japanese people who were getting on the buses and filling out the paperwork looked so happy. If there is a group of people being removed from the community because of a major event that happened, they would not be happy. The narrator of the video stated that there were people who were volunteering for the spots in the internment camps, but that isn’t believable.

The second video goes into more detail about the history of the event, and what it was like to be a Japanese American citizen during 1941. The video states that the people of Asian descent were viewed as disloyal after the attacks, but they were not liked long before the attacks. Before WWII, people believed that asian immigrants were viewed as economic threats. This also led to the internment. The people being forced into the camps were only given a short amount of time to sell their stuff, and normally there would be a huge price cut, making them lose profits on the things that they would sell. These camps were normally set in the middle of nowhere, making it so there is no way that people could see them. There was no privacy in the camps, and even in the situation they faced, the people still tried to make the best that they
could. The camps were open for three years. After the camps were removed, the people found their homes looted and their stuff gone, making them feel homeless and bare. I feel that this video is more of an accurate representation of how the program went as it is not US propaganda. This video was a documentation on the event, meaning there are not any lies about it to make people who might not be on board become on board. It stated how the people felt about the whole situation, stating that the people were not happy about it, and that when they were able to be back home, they felt as if they were homeless. They were not liked by anyone from the start, and this situation made it worse. People began looting and robbing their
homes and businesses, leaving whatever they had left stolen, making them have nothing when they came home.

I believe that the second video is the most accurate representation of the events that
took place. I believe this because the video goes into more of a detailed explanation of the events that took place during 1941, and it isn’t U.S propaganda. This video states that the people of asian descent were not liked far before the attacks of Pearl Harbor, and that added on to the fact that people wanted the internment camps to happen. When people were taken to the camps, they had very little time to prepare, forcing them to leave most of their belongings wherever they were taken from. During the time of the camps, people would take advantage of this fact and loot the businesses and homes of people of asian descent. When they got home
from the camps, it was stated that they felt homeless and betrayed.These reasons, along with many others, are why I feel that the second video is a much more accurate depiction of the terrible events that took place during 1941 to the Japanese American citizens.t