... the war front, accounts of two young Americans will be used to represent each cultural group during the three points of the war. The first person is Jeanne Wakatsuki, a second generation Japanese American. The second individual is Ira Hays, a Pima Indian living in Arizona. The beginning of the war came with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The declaration of war with Japan ... childhood; her father owned a small fishing boat and her mother worked in a cannery. She lived in a predominately white neighborhood and went to a white school. Although Jeanne's family had some typical Japanese tradi...

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