Looking Back: A Granddaughter's Quest for Redemption and Understanding
Date of Award
11-25-2009
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Liberal Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Arts and Culture Management
Disciplines
Liberal Studies
First Advisor
Jennifer Zukowski Boughn
Keywords
Internment, Japanese-American
Abstract
On December 7th, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This event signaled the beginning of America's involvement in World War II. It also signaled the beginning of a change of life for the Japanese living in the United States. Following the attack, 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were placed in ten internment camps across the United States. Two-thirds of those interned were American citizens, including my grandmother. The fact that these American citizens were treated as prisoners in their own country had a devastating effect on the relationships of those interned and the generations of Japanese Americans that followed. This essay recounts my grandma's experience and explores how her internment changed her life and the lives of her descendants.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Santala, Jessie, "Looking Back: A Granddaughter's Quest for Redemption and Understanding" (2009). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 19.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/19