April 2011
5 posts
THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED? NO. But I know for a Fact...
The Japanese did everything they possibly could to prevent themselves from wrongly getting thrown into jail. In most cases, they got rid of everything that could be traced back to their Japanese heritage. This meant getting rid of photos, clothing, family heirlooms, anything and everything that would lead someone to think that they are even of Japanese descent. For the most part, these things...
What? No! That Can't Possibly be True... Was This...
Believe it or not, this was true for almost all Japanese people. Whether first generation or third generation, if you even looked Japanese, you were brutally discriminated against. Even the police began to arrest the Japanese for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. At that faithful night at the Black Elks club, the FBI decided to barge in and see if there were any “spies”...
So Henry is a Hero, Blah Blah Blah. Doesn't Being...
You’re correct again, my dear! This is where discrimination, and sadly enough, racism and prejudice comes into play. No one is spared from these things, especially not Keiko or Henry. Though Keiko suffers more discrimination than Henry, he is not an exception. Examples of this are very prominent in the book, but one that truly makes this all seem like a reality to me is when Keiko goes to...
So, What Are You Saying? We Can Only Show Others...
Well, of course it does! Even more than the outside! But you see, we need to express how we feel on the inside to make it clear to everyone. Our actions truly show what we are like on the inside. Despite Keiko’s prior thought about Henry, he truly cared for her and her culture. So when Mr. Preston and his son, Chaz (a bully to Henry at school), come to talk to Henry and his father...
What Shows Others Who We Are?
In Hotel on The Corner of Bitter and Sweet, every page is jam-packed with signs of personality, nationality, and everything else that just demonstrates who we are to the world. Whether it’s intentional or not, we are constantly showing off who we are to the world, good and bad traits. And just by taking a look at Henry and Keiko, for maybe even a minute, you realize how abundantly clear...