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Major groups or tribes of Native Americans in the Puget Sound region include the Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, Snoqualmie, and Muckleshoot. “Its members were murdered almost immediately upon setting foot on the beach by a party of Nootka slave raiders”( The author uses imagery to show what happened during that time. Watson, Kenneth Greg. “The Puget Sound War.” Native American Netroots, 3 July 2011, http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/996. -
The first European settlement in the Puget Sound area in the west of present-day Washington State came in 1833. “Settlers arrived—mostly wayward souls and eccentrics who had meandered off the Oregon Trail”(5). N/A. The History of Washington(state) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Washington_(state) -
The California Alien Land Law of 1913 prohibited "aliens ineligible for citizenship" from owning agricultural land or possessing long-term leases over it, but permitted leases lasting up to three years. “Let it be known that this court is not concerned with any perpetuators of violations against our state’s now blessedly so defunct Alien Land Law”(62). The author uses this to show the racism that occurred back then.
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Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. “It is bad for us, terribly bad. There is nothing else on the radio. Everything is Pearl Harbor."(87). The author uses the event to show how the attack made it harder for the Japanese to live there. History.comEditors, Pearl Harbor, https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
A important element of World War 2 was Propaganda due to fact of recruiting men and promoting benefits of serving in the military. “Ishmael Chambers trained as a marine rifleman with seven hundred and fifty other recruits at Paris Island, South Carolina, in the late summer of 1942” (Guterson 114). David Guterson express about the amount of men that served in the military and the persuasion of people around the world to serve in World War 2. Photo By Orvelin Valle (wearethemighty.com) -
In World War 2, Japanese people were forced to move to concentration camps in the western country. Half of the people were US citizens and faced traumatic experiences. “These were boys from the internment camps, enlistees headed for the European theater, and among them, Sergeant Maples recalled, was the defendant Kabou Miyamoto.” (Guterson 137). David Guterson express how the boys were trained combat and taught about war at a young age to be able to defend themselves for war.
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The Battle of Tarawa was a fought between November 20-23 located on Pacific Theater during World War 2. This was one of the bloodiest and life changing for Japan that caused many Japanese, Korean, and Americans died. "There were guys who prayed at Tarawa," said Ishmael. "They still got killed, Mother. Just like the guys who didn't pray. It didn't matter either way." (Guterson 167). Ishmael express what he went through, it still didn't make a difference. Photo: wusa9.com -
As a synonym for a break-up note sent by a woman to a man in uniform, the Dear John letter made its debut in a major national newspaper in October 1943. “I don't love you, Ishmael. I can think of no more honest way to say it”(170). The author shows how she wrote the letter to him because he doesn’t love him anymore. He also uses emotion to show how sad it is in the letter.
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The Battle of Okinawa was a battle fought on Okinawa and faced US army. It was the last major battle of World War 2. "Carl Heine, a man who had endured the sinking of the Caton and who, like Horace himself, had survived Okinawa only to die." (Guterson 26). The author uses irony to show how he went through the war and sinking of his ship but then he died while fishing.
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The Pearl Harbor Memorial is held in Honolulu, Hawaii, it marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines on USS Arizona. "After Pearl Harbor," he said to her, "my father buried all of this." Then he began to pull things out--wooden swords, hakama pants, a bokken, a naginata, scrolls written in Japanese--and placed each carefully on the kitchen table." (Guterson 173). Kabuo had family members that served in pearl harbor, he kept it to remember him. Photo: usatoday.com