Internment Memorial

The vignette I have chosen to write about is of the Boy Scouts saluting the flag.

I chose this one because I thought it had some interesting messages.

The boys were gathered around an American flag pledging allegiance to this country.

It takes a lot of integrity and heart to continue to pledge allegiance for a country that has turned its back on you.

It is both heartwarming and sad to look at this vignette because it shows just how assimilated the Japanese were to American society.

I found it admirable that the boys tried to continue with their everyday activities and interests despite their current situation.

It is also interesting that the boys were dressed in their Boy Scout uniforms.

Internees were only allowed two suitcases of clothes and these boys believed that their uniforms were important enough to be brought along.

Ruth Asawa did an incredible job capturing the spirit and reliance of the Japanese people during this horrific period of American cruelty.