Respectable Voice
of The Japanese American
Chisato Fujii
When
I saw this poem, I felt strong feeling of this poet like “I am an American,” and
I also felt this poet’s voice like “Why am I not treated as an American?” I’ve
never lived in this period of world war Ⅱ, and of course,
I’ve never experienced this suffering and war, but I could feel people’s voice
of this period thanks to this poet. Without these Japanese Americans’ voices, I
couldn’t feel and understand their feeling and thought. When I understand this
poem’s meaning, this poem made me sad, but I also understood Japanese Americans
were proud of themselves in the middle of the war. I respect them and am proud.