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What did Papa do for a job before being interned?
He was the captain of a fishing boat.
Japanese rice wine.
Sake.
True or false: Japanese families had the choice to move to Manzanar.
False - families were forced from their homes into ghettos and from the ghettos were forced to the internment camps.
Why does Papa leave Japan?
He's ashamed of his family's tea house business.
Who bombed Pearl Harbor?
Japan.
What is a ghetto?
A poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group.
What is Jeanne being converted (persuaded to change her belief in something) to?
Catholicism (she's only 7 years old!).
Literally translates to dog.
Means "traitor" in the internment camp.
Inu.
How does the American government disrespect Japanese eating culture while in Manzanar?
Offers random, racialized foods (like rice and syrup and fruit) that shows the lack of awareness America has for Japanese culture.
Breaks down the family unit by not allowing families to eat together, which had been a central way the Wakatsuki family had connected.
What is the Loyalty Act?
Checked if the Japanese would join American armed forces and swear allegiance.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
Oahu, Hawaii.
Why is Papa accused of selling oil and aiding Japan in bombing Pearl Harbor in the very beginning of the book?
Because he is Japanese.
Who punched Papa?
Kiyo.
Define dehumanization.
To deprave someone of human qualities.
What is an example of dehumanization from the book?
There are endless - the weather, lack of shelter, lack of privacy, food, bathroom status, medical care, racial profiling, violence, riots, etc.
What is Papa seeking when he immigrates to America?
Money and honor.
True or false: Japanese immigrants had inalienable rights, same as all American citizens, when they immigrated to America.
False. Japanese immigrants were only granted citizenship in 1952, which was 73 years ago.
How does Jeanne react when she first sees other Japanese kids (before before interned at Manzanar).
She is terrified.
At what age did Papa flee Japan and immigrate to America?
17.
Fourth generation Japanese immigrants (great-grandchildren).
Yonsei.
Does Papa dehumanize Mama through his treatment of her?
Who calls Papa a "poser," "braggart," and a "tyrant"?
Jeanne.
What camp does Papa go to before Manzanar?
Fort Lincoln.
Why does Papa burn Japan's flag before the FBI comes to round him up?
Making clear his allegiance to America, but have no citizenship or rights.
What is a martyr?
OR
Who is an example of a martyr?
Someone who is killed because of, in defense of, their beliefs
Examples: Joan of Arc, Socrates, Iron Man, Ash Ketchum
Which sentence uses the word patriarch correctly?
A) My patriarch fell down in the ice storm, ripping right from the root and leaving a gaping hole in the frozen ground.
B) "Of all the patriarch," she says, dipping her chip in the patriarch, "this is the yummiest by far."
C) It was the ugliest shirt he had ever seen - a magenta pink and patriarch yellow - but he didn't want to hurt her feelings.
D) Alexander the Great was the great patriarch of Alexandria, which he founded, protected, and was rumored to be buried at.
D.
What does the American government swap in the formula given to Japanese babies?
Saccharin. The babies were too young to digest such a complex food item.
"Animals live like this" is an example of which theme?
(Race, patriotism, dehumanization, freedom, family, "other")
Dehumanization.
Who was President when America entered World War II? First and last name please.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
How are the Wakatsuki family recognized (labeled, organized, etc.) when they arrive at Manzanar?
By number.