Racism and Changes in Women's Role During World War II and Great Depression

LESSON 8 DISCUSSION
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Lesson 8 Discussion
1 Using lecture and at least two assigned sources to discuss tensions between the desire to defeat racism abroad and racial inequalities at home during WWII. Include at least two specific examples and parenthetical citations.
During world war II, rcism and racial inequalities existed within the axis powers and allies, especially between the Japanese in the US. The anti-Chinese agendas of the Japanese created much discord, especially when the Oriental school was rebuilt where Japanese and Chinese children were integrated despite the conflicts (Class Lecture, 2022). This further shows the exclusion of Chinese and Japanese in the United States because they were running circles around each other, especially during the “Picture Brides” incident in Angel Island, which led to policies against Japanese immigration in the country (Class Lecture, 2022). Furthermore, the internment of Japanese-American couples showed how male white supremacy was being practiced, especially when policies that dictate that Japanese individuals and their mixed race children need to be interned on the camps, excep...