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AAS/History 160 Fall 2020 Extra Credit #3 Please upload your completed assignment on Canvas by Monday, November 9, noon CST. Please read pages 41-47 of our Course E-Reader for this first Extra Credit assignment. If you have yet to purchase your e-reader, click on the link for instructions: https://canvas.wisc.edu/courses/220483/discussion_topics /720982 For Extra Credit #3, we are going to continue our examination of the legacies of Japanese incarceration during World War II. The two primary documents detail the activism of Japanese Americans to make sure that their history is not erased from our history books and how many banded together to champion the rights of other minoritized and racialized groups in the U.S. Question 1: Why do you think it was important for members of the Manzanar committee to not only turn this WWII concentration camp into a historic site but also to sponsor an annual pilgrimage to Manzanar? Please describe and detail the dedication ceremony. What was significant about how members of the Manzanar committee decided to stage this event? Answer: I think it was important for members of the Manzanar committee to not only turn this WWII concentration camp into a historic site but also to sponsor an annual pilgrimage to Manzanar because this is one of the most effective ways to let the public know what happened before in Manzanar.

AAS/History 160 Fall 2020 Based on the reading, Manzanar is located in a desolate area that requires a 4-hour drive north of Los Angeles. I think most people would not be interested in traveling for such a long time to visit a historic site that they are not familiar with. By sponsoring an annual pilgrimage to Manzanar, the committees could provide incentives and attract more visitors to the historic site. Once more people visited the historic site in Manzanar and understand the significance of what once happened in Manzanar, the popularity of the historic site among Americans will increases, leading to more visitors who come voluntarily. This is aligned with the goal of the committees of exposing more people to learn about what happened in Manzanar. On April 14, 1973, 1000 people attended the dedication ceremony held in Manzanar. The state Department of Parks and Recreation cooperated with the Manzanar Committee and the Japanese- American Citizens League at the sentry houses to set up a permanent state plaque, which recorded the history of the Manzanar concentration camp and the hope that the injustices and humiliation suffered by the Japanese Americans would not be repeated. The Los Angeles City Council, Board of Supervisors, state, and national leaders gave speeches and support letters during the event too. The significance of how members of the Manzanar committee decided to stage this event is that the ceremony was participated by people from races other than Japanese Americans, such as the Caucasians. This provided a chance for the people who do not have a linkage with the Japanese Americans' incarceration to gain cultural learning experience. Besides that, the

AAS/History 160 Fall 2020 public could learn more about what happened in the camps that were most probably not written in history books and told by the educators. This provides them the facts required to interpret the incident on their own and avoid misunderstanding of the issue. The committee hoped that the people who gained insights would “be rational and not do things without deep thought” and “maintained the rights and freedom of the individual”. Apart from that, the dedication ceremony was also utilized to show advocation to the Indians at Wounded Knee. For example, the co-chairman of the Manzanar Committee, Sue Embrey, gave a speech and showed her support to the Indians to the public. She also urged the Japanese Americans and Native Americans to support each other while going through racial challenges. Question 2: What is the Nisei Progressives and what was their political platform? Answer: Nisei Progressive is an organization to “fight against the forces of reaction which undermine the peace and the threaten to turn back social and economic gains”. The organization wishes to reach Nisei who is seriously concerned about the future of the nation and show their support in the same struggle for peace and progress. Nevertheless, the organization was opened to everyone who supported the purposes and principles of the organizations. The organization pays effort to contribute to the working unity of all progressive and liberal throughout America.

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AAS/History 160 Fall 2020 The Nisei Progressive has nine purposes. The organization aimed to carry out a program of political action and education that will improve the Japanese American community economically, socially, and politically. Besides the Japanese Americans, the organization strived to improve these aspects for everyone, including those who are not the organization members. The motto of the organization is “Our particular problems are the responsibility of all people. The problems of all people are our responsibility”. The general platform of the organization is for peace, abundance, and freedom. The organization also has a special platform to address naturalization and immigration, employment problems, housing problems, and equitable evacuation claims bill and youth problem. In short, the organizations strived to solve the problems caused by wars, unemployment linked with discriminatory practices, inadequate housings, youth problem exists today in the Japanese American community. All in all, the organization strived to solve the problems originated from the wars, unemployment due to discrimination, uncertain economic outlook, and youth problems among the Japanese American community. Generally, the organization tried to achieve and call for peace and progress, freedom, and abundance. Please upload your completed assignment on Canvas by Monday, November 9, noon CST.

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