The story of how and when Sox grew up was heartbreaking. Executive Order 9066 was put in place by Roosevelt to establish military areas and the Civilian Exclusion Order No.27 said that Japanese would be excluded from the West Coast. The first thing that caught my attention was when they were in the car and the radio announcement came on. Yumi expressed how terrible it was for her especially since she is not a U.S. citizen, she's a first-generation Japanese immigrant. Her native country was now the enemy and even her children recognized that their life was going to change. This is truly heartbreaking because she then goes on to see that their new home is a horse stall and this illustrates how Americans did not treat these U.S. citizens with respect. Lastly, the description of camp life was notable. This act gave $20,000 to surviving internees, a law that gave compensation to those relocated by the camps and a fund to educate people on the internment experience.
this is similar to how the Indigenous people were treated in America, and forced onto reservations.
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