Discrimination In Okita

The Herakles and the Erymanthian Boar is displayed at The Walters Art Museum under the accession number 48.253. The design on this piece is black with the background having a red color. This piece was found in Athens, Greece and it dates back to 520 B.C.E. Surprisingly, after all these years, it is still in great condition. It is a storage jar with a height of 16.8125 inches and a diameter of 11.1875 inches. What was the importance of this storage jar and what does it tell us about the Ancient Greek culture?

She portrays herself as a 14 year old girl who is Japanese American. However, she also explains how she is like a normal 14 year old American girl. Her favorite food is a typical American fast food dish, the Hotdog which most Americans enjoy. Her and her best friend, Denise, look at boys together, enjoy hanging out, and behaving the exact way a normal young girl would. When Okita went to school, Denise moved her seat and accused Okita of trying to start a war and giving secrets away to the enemy. Naturally Okita felt hurt because her best friend even accused her of doing something just because there was a bombing that was caused by Japanese. She even characterizes herself by saying she "has bad spelling", she "has a messy room", and she "has always felt funny using chopsticks". Which is slightly weird considering when we think about chopsticks we usually associate them with Japanese heritage and culture. However, from how Okita is characterized she is portrayed as a normal teenage

In a poem written about the calling of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during WWII, author Dwight Okita writes from the perspective of a young girl who sees herself as an American but is surrounded by those who cast her out. She does everything to prove that she belongs and justifies that by convincing the audience of her American qualities. “If it helps any, I will tell you I have always felt funny using chopsticks and my favorite food is hot dogs. My best friend is a white girl named Denise.” Okita’s use of this 14 year old girl adds power behind his words because the perspective of a child can humble a reader and bring them to a point of deeper understanding. In the poem, the girl is so young and understands nothing about what lies ahead, but she knows well enough to present herself as an American, as one who truly belongs. The pressure on immigrants to belong in the United states is imminent in this piece, and the fact that the young girl has picked up on this expectation is almost disturbing. The stigma around those who are different is also included in Okita’s

Okita's poem notes her strong feelings towards an American identity, Cisnero's story often relates to her ties with her Mexican family. Okita uses tomato - a food that is extremely common in America - in order to shed light on the American identity of the speaker. Cisneros uses language to highlight the American identity

Unlike many others, Korematsu argued that the government was violating the Fifth Amendment which was supposed to proclaim that no one shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. In certain court cases, the latter was used to restrict the amount of control the government could exercise over its citizens. However, just as all other Japanese people in this time period, Fred Korematsu was looked upon as a potential threat to the safety of the nation. So, Korematsu was arrested not due to racism, but rather due to the fear of espionage on his behalf and that, in fact, was because of his Japanese heritage and “hidden loyalty” to his “true homeland”. The fear of betrayal was much stronger than justice, and so the temporal segregation of

In the poem “In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers” , by Dwight Okita, a young Japanese-American girl gives us her point of view on being the race she is at the time. She expirienced recism, at it's finest, and endured it like a champ. In the short story "Merican's," by Sandra Cisneros, a young Mexican-American girl gives us her experience growing up in an American household with a Hispanic grandmother that detested Americans. Both works show that cultural heritage and physical appearances do not determine what it means to be American.

Nathaniel Hawthorne is noted for his religious connotations in his works. Young Goodman Brown, The Minister's Black Veil and The Birthmark is three exemplary stories. His writing technique uses ambiguity in that the reader is opened to many different ways of interpretation. In respect to religious methodology the main character's of these short stories all encounter some sort of revelation.

Our country is a good example of what diversity means. Globalization has increased rapidly, making our society a more diverse place. Where individuals from foreign places with different cultures, race, and languages all unite to become one. As one of my favorite novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, once said, “The rich are different from you and me.” (Walter Benn Michaels 725) The problem here is that Fitzgerald failed to realize that the “rich” were the same as everyone else, except with more money. A diverse society represents a country with various people of color, socioeconomics, national origin, etc. Although we are all different yet, the same, and come from different places, race, color, gender, and socioeconomics, nobody is looked down upon nor superior to the other.

The United States is one of, if not the most, diverse nations in the world. It is often described as a

Until recently, the only country who has made a multiethnic society work, was the United States. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur said, in America individuals of all nations are melted

The poem “In Response to Executive Order 9066” by Dwight Okita has a central theme of discrimination towards Japanese-Americans which is written in a first person point of view of a young girl who experiences a cultural differences between where she came from and the culture she grew up in. Also, the author uses a hyperbole in line 6 of the poem, saying “We’re best friends” allowing the author to emphasize that they

A published playwright, poet, and novelist, David Okita, composed the poem “Response to Executive Order 9066”. He describes himself as “Japanese, American, gay, and Buddhist” (Matsunaga). Held in confinement for four years at a Japanese-American concentration camp, Okita’s mother serves as the inspiration for the poem. Okita’s father is a World War II veteran, and this war plays a significant role in the poem. The Japanese-American concentration camps system was a result of unrestrained prejudice during WWII.

Minority groups in society have faced prejudice and discrimination throughout history and they continue to face it today. Religion and government have immense power to dictate what is seen as “correct behavior” in society. Furthermore, it is when minority groups infringe on these beliefs, that they can face this extreme prejudice and discrimination. Minority groups who have faced these adversities include First Nations and LGBTQ+ groups. Two stories that show the adversities that these groups face are A Word From the Nearly Distant Past by David Levithan and Totem by Thomas King.

Discrimination comes in many forms. Discrimination and diversity are closely linked considering the reasons behind discrimination are what makes up the definition of diversity. Not only is discrimination made against gender, race, and religion, but it is also made of age, disabilities, appearance and in a lot of cases, women who are pregnant too. This is very much a reality for many employers. There are laws protecting acts of discrimination. This topic is so sensitive, that many employers implement diversity and discrimination into their mission statements. Many companies make it their practice to host training sessions to prevent discrimination from happening, then there are many companies who can’t afford such training for their

Our social justice issue is gender discrimination. Gender Discrimination is a major thing going on in our world today. Therefore, gender discrimination happens in things such as sports, education, health, employment, laws, and in different countries. Gender discrimination was a major thing in the past, and is still a major thing today. Men continually think women are weak, and so women are targeted more in crimes. They also think that women won't stand up for themselves, and women continually let men bring them down because they aren't brave enough. In jobs they believe women won't work, and that women aren't capable enough to do the job, so women end up getting paid less or have to work ridiculously short hours. Today in our century, women are targeted more than men because they are considered weak. Being labeled weak makes women are more vulnerable to at least one form of abuse. 1 in 3 women are abused in some form at a time of their life by a man. Women are targeted for crimes, such as home break-ins, because if they live on their own, they are thought to not be able to defend themselves that well. Women are also being killed all the time. In India, women are burned to death if they can't meet financial requirements, while men aren't. In Egypt, women are killed if they do something considered unclean in their family or outside their family. In South Asia more than 2 million baby girls are killed or abandoned to die because they are considered a financial burden to the