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In this event demonstrates Sanji who is Japanese himself first time talking to an American which japs called them haole. This is important shows a view how Japanese had some sort of isolation with Americans not talking as often to each other or knowing one another
"You the first haole I ever talk to in my life...Can you believe that?" Pg. 61 -
In this event Tomi the main character was told many times to not shame the family by his father which he always hears in his dreams. This demonstrates how strong certain Japanese family does not want their family to be a shame at all and take great responsibility.
Pg. 28 " You shame yourself. If you shame yourself, you shame all of us. Be above it, Tomi. . . that's the only way". -
Tomi's grampa put a Jap flag to demonstrates who they are as people but Mr. Wilson who owns the house where Tomi lives does not like the flag being prejudice because of rumors of Japanese attacks. Grampa does not care what Mr.Wilson says and Tomi because he is proud to be a Japanese.
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In the novel, there are rumors of Japan and the US go to war many people are pointing finger as Tomi's father is worried as time passes what would happen as he states
Pg. 87 " They wondering whose side us Hawaii Japanese going take, and what we going do if Japan and U.S. got into a figth". -
Tomi and his family hear planes hover around Pearl Harbor after seconds they hear explosions that burst out to their ears. And this stumbles upon Pearl Harbor being attack from Japan planes.
Pg. 107 " The noise stabbed into my ears. The fighter banked abruptly, then sped back toward the swarm of planes circling Pearl Harbor". -
In this event Tomi's family decide to bury all things related to Japan including the Japanese flag which could bring attraction towards US soldiers/military that they might suspect they have been helping.
Pg. 109 " Mama stared at them. It suddenly all made sense to her. Bury it. she said, her eyes wide with fear.Bury that flag." -
In this event, soldiers appear on Tomi's home because someone had reported that they had messenger birds and were giving info to Japanese soldiers in which truly they were not. But no matter what the US soldiers considered everything now as a threat. In which Tomi and his grampa were forced to kill the messenger birds
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In this event, Tomi's father was taken from US but wounded and also Sanji a friend who was killed because both Sanji and the father went towards Pearl Harbor but needed the US flag to show they were not enemies. But unfortunately all went wrong.
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In this event, Tomi seeks to find his father which he is really worried because not seen him in many days so he decides to go Sand island to go on a look out for his father.
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During this time December 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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In September 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the US ending World War ||
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August 9, 1945 The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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It was an interment camp were Japanse people were placed on
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World Siries took place during 1943 when World War || was happening
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A japanese plane nukes pearl harbor killing many soldiers and civilians
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The battle of many states which were Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, The Soviet Union, and the United states. (Some were allies)
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A battle continued right after the Japanese nuked Pearl harbor between U.S and Japan.
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The Hawaiin military barracaded almost everywhere
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In this event, while Tomi is on the look out to find his father, he finds out that his Grampa was taken away from US soldiers. This was because previously the family bury all Japanese things. But eventually the soldiers found out. Now Tomi's family are being prejudice and other japs like them along the time of period of Pearl Harbor attack.
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The United States forced to relocate Japanse into camps in the western interior of the country most lived around the pacific ocean.
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After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor all japanese in Hawaii were seen as enemies and traders. They were sent to camps.
