Examples Of Racism In Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet

Discrimination is very common throughout history and has been happening for hundreds of years. Over 62% of hate crimes were against Asian Americans since 2020. For the last few years, we have been dealing with the pandemic. Americans thought they had it bad but Asian Americans have it worse. They have been discriminated against and many hate crimes were directed towards them. This reminds people of the internment camps and discrimination Asian Americans faced during WW2. There were many similar cases of racism and discrimination throughout these two world problems. Throughout the novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the characters and setting reflect the discrimination and racism that Japanese Americans faced during WW2, which is

One way Japanese Americans were affected physically was when they were getting arrested and people were ruining their businesses. For example, “In his shadow lay the Japanese patrons, both men and women--face down on the dance floor, guns pointed to their heads” (Ford 58). During this scene in the book, the Japanese were getting thrown around and getting guns to their heads just because they were Japanese. It scared Keiko and Henry and they were frustrated because they couldn't do anything about it but watch. Japanese Americans were getting physically abused for things that they weren’t a part of. Another way Japanese Americans were affected was mentally getting abused. The article, Kids Exposed to Racism Have a higher risk of Depression and Sickness, states, “Exposure to racism in adults has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, depression and other problems” (Kids Exposed to Racism have higher risk of Depression and Sickness). This quote explains that if you are exposed to racism at any point in your life it could lead to mental and physical disabilities. This proves that you can be affected immensely because of racism. Racism is a huge factor in the mental and physical problems Japanese Americans had during

One way they were affected similarly was when they vandalized shops and destroyed them. For example, “Even the Manila Restaurant had boards across its windows to protect them from vandals” (Ford 93). During the pandemic and WW2 many shops had to board up because they were frightened that someone was going to break in and ruin everything. Every time they reported something it would be called a hate crime and also nothing would happen. This shows the similarities that happened during this period what happened to Asian Americans. Similarly, Asian Americans faced discrimination and racism in similar ways. Asian Americans during WW2 and the COVID-19 pandemic were both treated unfairly and accused of things they were a part of. For example, “People of Asian descent have been living in the United States for more than 160 years, and have long been the target of bigotry” (The long, ugly history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the US). Asian Americans have had ongoing racism for years for things that they had no part of. In WW2, they were put in internment camps just because they were Japanese, and during COVID-19 they were having verbal and physical attacks against them. Asian Americans are being badly affected by the racism that they had to deal with for