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Discrimination in Times of War: Past and Present

Explore the history of discrimination during war with a comparison of Japanese internment camps in WWII and post-9/11 discrimination against Sikh Americans. Learn how prejudice affects lives and why judging based on appearance is unjust.

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Discrimination in Times of War: Past and Present

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  1. Discrimination in the Time of War A Then an Now project by Amrit and Rj.

  2. Pearl Harbor • The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. • The U.S. declared war on Japan and rounded up JapaneseAmericans, putting them in internment camps.

  3. Camps • 110,000 Japanese Americans were put into internment camps because many Americans thought they were spies for Japan. However, no Japanese Americans spied for Japan.

  4. Life in Camps • Life was difficult in camps. Japanese Americans lost their rights and had no freedom.

  5. Twin Towers • Al Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

  6. Discrimination • Sikh Americans became targets of discrimination in the US because of their turbans and the way they looked. No Sikhs were in Al Qaeda or involved in the 9/11 attacks.

  7. Racism • Sikh homes were vandalized, temples were burned and some Sikhs lost their jobs.

  8. Lesson • In times of war, as in time of peace, people should not be judged by how they look.

  9. Work cited “Japanese Internment Camps.”“U*X*L Encyclopedia of U.S. Hist. Souia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr. , and Rebecca Valentine Ed. Lawrence W. Baker and UXL, 2009 . 810-814. Gale Student Resources In context.web.14 May 2012. “Immediately after 9/11, an epidemic of note crimes against minorities Swept the U.S.” <http://dwf-fims.com/facts-on-backlash.

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