Summary Of Double Victory By Ronald Takaki

Born in Oahu, Hawaii, Ronald Takaki addressed stereotypes of Asian Americans in the perspective of an American academic, historian, ethnographer, and an author. Nonetheless, his awareness of identity as a descendant of Japanese immigrants is clearly portrayed throughout “Double Victory.” Takaki initially studied at Wooster University, and work there led to his questioning of ethnic identity. His personal experiences, such as his wife’s family’s refusal to accept him because he is a ‘Jap’, inspired him to dedicate his life for equality for Asian Americans. He was involved in developing UC Berkeley's multicultural requirement for graduation as a professor: the American Cultures Requirement. Although Takaki retired in 2004 as a professor of Asian

Their “Dual” endeavor is to win the war, not only with the enemy abroad but also with the racism at the home front. Takaki’s use of anecdotal narratives does much to illustrate the America in the 1940s, demonstrating the degree to which America was a white man’s country. In addition to this, Takaki shows the wartime responses from a variety of ethnic groups: Koreans, Japanese, Jewish, Filipinos, African Americans, and Italians. Among these groups, Takaki discusses about Japanese Americans in a full chapter, concluding with an examination of Hiroshima as a clear expression of racism. Weaving in the perspectives of many different communities into the painful yet triumphant events of the Second World War (WWII), Double Victory explores the unwillingness of America to truly accept other nationalities. By including personal stories and quotes - the memories of American born Chinese descendants that had to prove they are not Japanese to ensure their safety, accounts from Navajo Indians whose language was used to pass military information - Takaki has created characters that can be connected to and understood by the

American militaries had been sent to Europe in order to liberate the Jewish people from the Nazi concentration camps as well as the rest of the Europe that was under German and Italian occupation. On the other hand, our minority citizens, the ones with different ethical identity, were fighting against discrimination in America, their home. Although propagandas showing everyone that the America is the “melting pot (a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous)” of the new era, the reality was much different. Takaki dedicates a section for each minority group in the country during WWII. For instance, he depicts the struggles of Mexican-Americans, Blacks, Japanese Americans, and Italians. Takaki also goes to great lengths to highlight how the pressures of the war led to the changes in the