Manzanar Response

by Shawni

Yesterday we went to Manzanar internee camp near Independence, C.A. We read the book “Farwell to Manzanar” by Jeanne Watkatsuki Houston and her husband James Houston. This was the reason for our trip. It was a fun trip, even though I almost blew away in the wind.

At Manzanar we learned about what the people of Japanese ancestry went through during World War II. When we were there we watched a movie that told the stories of the people at Manzanar. The film was interesting and I learned a lot about what happened to the residence of Manzanar. The fact that the people of Manzanar turned a place that was thrown together in a small amount of time into a more homely place is an interesting concept.

The history of Manzanar is interesting because the people who lived in Manzanar were free; inside the barbwire. The movie we watched said that the people at Manzanar were freer than people at other concentration camps.

The trip yesterday was fun even though it was windy. I learned a lot about life in Manzanar and had fun.