Fort Lincoln Internment Camp

History has many faces. In any country 's history, there are plenty of infamous events and difficult topics. Most of the time, the difficult and unpleasant ones are either hushed up or given a blind eye. As a result, some previous historical events remain unexamined, little known, or not written in chronological "cause and effect" sequences. One such topic is World War II, in which, consequently, after the Pearl Harbor bombing, America became involved within the war effort. The attack of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese was an unfortunate event that led to many deportations and imprisonments of the Japanese, Germans, and Italians in America. Hundreds of thousands of lives were affected and filled with grief, pain, and sorrow. When I hear the words

Luckily, these days, we don 't have camps to confine those who pose a threat to our country. Preserving historical places is very important for our multicultural society. Fort Lincoln Internment Camp was one of the concentration camps that housed German and Japanese civilians and POW 's during WWII. Formerly a military post, the camp, established in 1941 and was seen as one of the largest in America. For the most part, Germans and Japanese were given the freedom to live normal lives, with small exceptions such as certain amounts of food rations and a food menu for the day. Evidence of this camp is found in Bismarck, North Dakota where it still stands today, transformed into a technical

Sadly, over the years, many different types of cultures and traditions are lost among families, and some present-day cultures living within the states no longer remember their cultural heritages. One such example is our family friend. Our friend 's parents happened to be German descendants. In order to assimilate and get into the American mainstream, they refused to talk in their own language and did not teach their children German. This forced possibly thousands of years worth of German tradition and ancestry down the drain. Presently, our friend does not happen to speak German, and only recalls of a few of her German traditions celebrated within her family. That 's why it is important to pass on tradition through generations so that cultures are celebrated and not forgotten. Intercultural communication is about mutual understanding and that is possible only if we understand each others ' histories and cultures. Of course, the knowledge of historical causes that shaped the decisions and circumstances in the past gives us a better understanding of our present. It aids us to understand why we make different choices, or why we don 't think and behave in exactly the same way. That way, we will be able to reduce misunderstanding and communicate in mutual respect, possibly eliminating racial prejudice and gaining trust in