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Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Mason S

The general idea of the first video was talking about how Japanese-Americans
were relocated to camps. This was due to the fact that they were in the way of the US
Military. The US government built camps for them to live in. I think the video was trying to show how much the US cares about other countries, when in reality, they just wanted them out of the way. In the video, it also talks about how the Japanese-Americans left their shops and buildings abandoned to come to the US, how the Japanese-American fishermen were “watching” the boats, and that the Japanese-American farmers were watching the airfields. I don’t believe that the Japanese-Americans were watching our resources because the Japanese-Americans have frankly no reason to watch us. I also don’t think that it was right for the US government to relocate them because they were worried about them “watching” us.

The second video was about how the US relocated the Japanese-Americans
because they were being disloyal to the US. In the video, it said that immigrants were
viewed as economic threats. For that reason, US citizens banned new immigrants. The
US government established permanent camps, which held 120,000 Japanese
americans, 2/3 of them were native born. The US government forced them to sell their homes and belongings. The camp was surrounded by harsh weather, barbed wire, and watch towers. I think that this is very over the top. First of all, to make them abandon their life in America, and then to put them in a locked up, surveilled area is messed up. The “building” they lived in had one room with constant surveillance, one cot, one blanket, and a very small stove.

After watching both of the videos, the second video is more believable. The US
government is known to be able to do and say what they want, for all of the resources
they need. They also hide everything they do very well, making it easy to get away with the wrong things they do. In the first video, they claim that they gave them a nice place to live with job opportunities. It also mentions that they had to abandon their
buildings/belongings. In the second video, it tells us that they abandoned everything and were forced to move to the camps for being “disloyal” to the US.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Jamarkus M

The first video is the Japanese people being moved to the US. At first, the Japanese were located too close to naval bases. There was a fear of Japanese invasion. Japanese people had to move and fill out paper work. The government helped them and US army helped them and the Japanese cooperated. First video made it seem peaceful. It had happy music in the background and showed Japanese people exploring new land and it seemed like they were getting a good education and America wanted to help them stay healthy.

The second video also had peaceful music too but started by talking about how America didn’t want the Japanese. It said that they had to be in camps that were in small apartments. They didn’t have privacy. The weather was bad and it was surrounded by barbed wire. This video made it out like the Japanese did more on their own and that America did not like them. They were homeless once they were allowed out of the camp and the government didn’t help for 40 years.

I think it was more like the second video because people were still mad after the bombing. I think it was more violent and people’s homes did get robbed. I don’t think America really helped the Japanese people like the first video showed.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Savana H

When learning about what happened to the Japanese after the attack on
pearl harbor you will see two very different videos. One claiming what
happened after gave them a new fresh start. The second telling people about
the horrible conditions they had to endure. I believe the second video more.

In the first video, what seems to be an American civilian, casts blame on
all Japanese descent. He calls them “aliens”. He gives reasons as to why where
they live affects the army. He talks about relocating Japanese Americans,
removing the “disloyals”. “The “loyals” were happy to go.” He said, telling
the viewer that they were happy to leave all they had built up and grew.They
had their own houses and schools. Homes and shops were left empty,
abandoned. There belongs to big to take where left. He tells the viewer how
much better their life was. Church, good food, good teaching, nice houses, and
eventually their new places of work. The man expresses new found greatness
in the discrimination. Though he doesn’t quite explain it as that, that is what it
is. They moved the Japanese to a “better” place, because they are Japanese. I
think they displayed this video to show how much they “cared” about them,
when the truth is they did not necessarily want them around at all.

In the second video, the narrator explains that hundreds of thousands of
Japanese people were sent to camps under suspicion of disloyalty to the United
states. For more than 80 years, Asian immigrants were viewed as economic
threats. American civilians resented them and banned new immigrants. 10 permanent camps were established. These camps help over 120,000 Japanese
americans, ⅔ of those who were native born American citizens. They were
forced to sell their homes and belongings. Harsh weather, barbed wire, and
watch towers scattered the camps. They were given small one room
apartments with little to no privacy and constant surveillance. A small army
cot, blankets, and a small stove were all they owned. Some men joined the
military. The public still did not want a Japanese “home”, they thought they
should stay in the camps. When being allowed to go home, their houses were
robbed and work was sparse. This video shows the audience how bad treatment
really was, how horribly the Japanese were treated by americans.

Having some videos that try to persuade the audience to believe a better
story, and one that tells the solemn truth, learning about this can be a very
difficult situation. I truly think the second video is more truthful. They show
pictures and videos, they give plenty of details, (the living conditions and
supplies), and why would anyone exaggerate the horrible details the narrator
stated. This is why i believe the second video more than the first.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Sara D

In the first video put up by the US Government, the American Government thinks they will be disloyal so they have to move them. The Government says the Japanese are willing to do camp and they give reasons why.  

In the second video’s message was why the Japanese should not join the camps. They were given a small room apartment with little no privacy, a small army cot, blankets, and a small stove were all they own.

 I think the second video because it explains more of what will be there and etc

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Logan B

After I watched the first video I believe that the USA is trying to turn people against Japan. I have reasons for believing this. My reason is in the beginning where the man says “Living in that zone were more than 100,000 persons of Japanese decent, two-thirds of them american decent, one-third aliens, knew that some among them were dangerous” talking about the Japanese-Americans around the west coast. By this he is implying that they were dangerous trying to portray to people that they are bad.

After watching the second video I believe that they are trying to get people to feel bad for Japan. I have reasons for believing this. A reason why I believe that they are trying to get people to feel bad for Japan is he says everything in a way where it victimizes Japan.

I believe that the second video is more accurate. The reason I believe this is because I believe that the second video is less biased than the first one, and I think it’s filled with more facts. The first one was made around when it was going on so there was more propaganda and bias. These are the reasons why I believe that the second video is more accurate than the first video.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Alaina B

First-

In the first video, it explains why Japanese citizens were placed into internment camps. There was an attack on Pearl Harbor and everyone was scared of the Japanese, and felt as if they were being threatened by them. In this video, the government tried to get the Japanese to volunteer and go to these camps so that he could say that they all willingly went to the camps themselves. The video was made by the US government, so it tried to justify what we were putting the Japanese people through, even though they were innocent. This video didn’t completely explain things well,and was trying to share the message that the Japanese were all bad. I think that what the government was doing was completely wrong, and he was trying to make it seem like all Japanese people were bad because of Pearl Harbor. 

Second-

In this video. It shows that the internment camps were started way before the attacks, due to them breaking laws that got them banned from the country. The government thinks that since some people were bad, everyone else from that area is bad too. That’s why the remaining people who made it to America were placed into these internment camps. The Government wanted to get rid of all the Japanese people, even the ones that were American citizens. Residents had to sell their belongings and homes for money. I think that this video is trying to explain that the Japanese were not all bad and that the government put all these people through stuff for nothing, by showing and explaining everything that was happening to them.   

Third-

 I think that the second video tells the most accurate version of the event with the Japanese, and japanese-americans. It explains more than video 1. It explains how the people placed into camps were American citizens. It shows a lot of information on the internment camps. It show s that the camps were isolated, and in places with horrible weather. The places were blocked off with fences, and wire so that nobody could leave. The people were limited to very small spaces and often got sick, with security. It explains how they were serving during ww2 to try and get out of it. The first video is just trying to explain how the Japanese were mostly bad. Overall I think that the second video definitely explains things better.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Jazmine B

The first video was put up by the US Government. They were afraid that the Japanese forces would try to invade the United States. They were also afraid that the Japanese-Americans were going to be unloyal and cause problems, so they decided to move them. The government was uncertain about what was going to happen, so they put the plan in action to prevent possible incidents..The government was willing to move Japanese Americans to these camps, but they were forced to leave behind their shops and houses. The government built camps and tried to create communities with church services and fishing areas before moving the people in. Even though the Japanese Americans were forced to live in these camps, they tried to make communities for themselves by building schools and hospitals. Parents and grandparents of those in the camps often supported and undertook the cost. It was a prologue of a new story, a new employment to enjoy the freedom and the good of the United States, even if it was against their will.

As the second video indicates, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the government believed that it became necessary to transfer thousands of Japanese Americans to camps. The government did this to show that they were still in charge and still had control over the situation. The Japanese Americans were mostly taken from their homes on the Pacific Coast and moved to internment camps inland. If the Japanese were going to invade the Pacific coast, the government wanted to make sure that Japanese Americans did not get the upper hand and help the enemy. Although the camps were not as bad as the Japanese and Germans torture camps, the government never really helped the people in the camp that much. I think that the video does not give an accurate portrayal of Japanese Americans because they did not let those people themselves tell their stories or show us what they were thinking at the time.  

 The  second video is more accurate. The government was important and they wanted to be more in charge and take over people’s homes and move them.  They wanted the people to agree with what they were doing, so they made everything sound good. The second video told the full story. The government didn’t know everything was gonna get looted and the second video was told at a more recent date, so they had more information.

 

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Lexi B.

In the first video I think the message they were trying to convey was that what the “japanese-americans” had to go through and showing us where they lived,work etc. In my opinion I don’t think they gave an accurate portrayal of the japanese-americans because of negative stereotypes,propaganda, and lack of understanding. First,Japanese Americans were depicted as disloyal and untrustworthy, which made them think that they posed a threat to national security. Two, the US used propaganda to vilify japanese-americans and created fear among the general population. Three, Japanese-Americans were put in camps based solely on their ethnicity, taking away their rights and freedom. Four, Japanese-Americans faced discrimination and were marginalized in various aspects of life. Five, Many Americans had limited knowledge of Japanese culture so not many Americans understood them and it gave off an inaccurate representation of Japanese americans. 

            In the second video the message was telling us about other stuff like what happened when the japanese american got released. I think this was more accurate because they said more negative things. They talk about how the asian immigrants were a threat. There were cries from the government. Their homes were small. When they were moved to isolation camps the weather was very harsh, they were surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers.

              In my opinion I think the first video was more accurate then the second. It had more details about the Japanese americans. It talks about how they were sent there and what they did when they were in the camps unlike the second video only talked about the story that is basically posted on google.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Auri S

This video by the US government is trying to convey that the Japanese Americans were happy. This video was published by the government. I disagree that this video shows a true portrayal of what happened. The video states that they are happy that could be true but they only showed the kids, the kids probably do not know what is happening. The video also states that there was freedom there was no freedom they were only allowed out of their house and to walk around the camp. The video states the army built the camp overnight. The kids there were probably okay with it but it may have been unsuitable  

The second video was made after World War 2. It shows the full effect of internment on Japanese americans. It was more accurate because it showed how they were actually being treated, they were ripped out of their houses, put into camps and were watched by armed guards. Many of them when they went home there was nothing left on the properties.

The second video is more accurate because everything wasn’t all sweet and kind, a lot went down when they were ripped from their homes and forced to do stuff they didn’t want to do. The second video showed events that seemed more accurate.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Austin I

In the first video made by the U.S government, the video tryes to convoy a message that the Japanese population living among the U.S population coperated wholehartedly in going to the camps. It also trys to convoy that it went easy for them after Pearl Harbor. I do not think the video tells an accurate portrayal of the Japanese-Americans. In the video it says that the U.S government helped tennents sell there farms for a good sum of mony. It also says that the government provided trucks for the Japanese to put there personal things in. In the video it said the army provided busses for the evacuees and they coopreated wholehartedly. In the video the narriator said that at the camps the army provided healthful nourising food for all. In the video it said that some of the Japanese made camoflage nets for the United States military.

In the second video made by the History channel, tryes to convoy a message that the Japanesse we treated terribly after Pearl Harbor. I think the second video tells an accurate portrayal of how the Japanese-Americans were treated after Pearl Harbor. In the video it says the residents were forced to sell their homes and their busness for small sums of money. Also the video states that internment camps were often situated in isolated deserts and surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers. It also said that the people lived in small one room apartments with little privicy and constent surveillance. The video said that they were only given a standered army cot, blankets, and a small heating stove. The video states that only 35% of Americans thought that Japanese-Americans should return home after the war.

I believe the second video tells a more accurate portrayal of Japanese-American Internment because in the first video they act like the Japanese-Americans were treated great in the camps. In the second video they tell the truth and talk about the conditions they were actualy kept in. An example is the first video saying the camps provided healthful nourising food for all and skipping out on the harsh winters and the barbed wire. The second video talked about all of that. Another example is the first video saying that the government helped the Japanese-Americans sell their houses and bussness for a good sum of money. In the second video it was said that the govenment made the Japanese-Americans sell their houses for a small sum of money. There are my reasonings as to why I thing the second video portrays the Internment of the Japanese-Americans better than the first one.