Short story: "Heavy fog rolled in from the Pacific"
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-468-75
PARENT COLLECTION
DESCRIPTION
Assignment for English 211, Section II. Part 1 ("Hope") is set in 1941 and follows a Japanese American who moved to Yokohama in 1939 and returned to the US disillusioned two years later. The main character, Johnny Obata, then faces anti-Japanese racism and unemployment. Part two ("Faith") follows Johnny's experiences following Pearl Harbor. In Part 3 ("Charity"), Johnny's life story is told through flashbacks as a racist mob prepares to lynch him. Johnny is murdered by lynching in the final page of the story.
OBJECT GENRE
Manuscripts
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
- Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Fiction
- Japan -- Pre-World War II
- Race and racism -- "Yellow Peril"
- World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- "War hysteria"
- World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation")
- World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures
- Race and racism -- Violence
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Ishikawa, Joseph Bunichi (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Joseph Ishikawa Collection, Densho
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
