tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053817.post209685261025994510..comments2023-12-29T18:49:06.560-05:00Comments on Books, Movies, and Chinese Food: Asian American History LessonsDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02147790818681999121noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053817.post-39920821710259644752009-05-05T10:55:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:55:00.000-04:00I did know about both, but I'm also a history buff...I did know about both, but I'm also a history buff/history major. Also I partly learned about them through my reading. I believe both were mentioned in high school and expanded upon in college. Of course, I was also clued into the existence of the Chinese Exclusion Act by Steinbeck's "East of Eden" and learned more about the Internment Camps in "When the Emperor Was Divine." More recently I read more about these events in "Water Ghosts" and "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," respectively.Jen - devourer of bookshttp://www.devourerofbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053817.post-44400912839454497372009-05-05T07:58:00.000-04:002009-05-05T07:58:00.000-04:00I knew about the Japanese Internment Camps, but I ...I knew about the Japanese Internment Camps, but I don't think I've heard of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Thanks for the history lesson.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33053817.post-69729847154625054842009-05-05T01:57:00.000-04:002009-05-05T01:57:00.000-04:00We learned about both events in both middle school...We learned about both events in both middle school and high school. These events were skipped over in my college history classes though. <br /><br />I didn't know the extent of the Chinese Exclusion Act before I read this post though. I didn't realize how many years immigration was so limited.<br /><br />Re: Internment Camps... I learned the most about these in middle school. I had a history teacher that was adamant that we learn history from every view point, not just the view point of the victor, provided there were other sources available for information. For that I am very grateful. He had a friend who had been in an internment camp come and talk to us about the experience. The thing that stuck with me the most about that visit was that he wasn't bitter at all. He felt that he was pitching in for the war effort by relocating with his family so that people could be monitored more easily in the camps. I <B><I>know</I></B> that not everyone felt the same way, and he expressed that in his visit as well. It just really stuck with me that he was so forgiving about the whole situation. My hubbie and I also visited Hart Mountain in Wyoming when we were dating. There were awful stories there, very unfortunate and horrifying accounts. And now I've written a book... sorry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577330633607847645noreply@blogger.com