Dear Journal,

I feel like I am being robbed of my right to pursue happiness, and my right to live life. These internment camps are sucking the joy out of life. I am being watched at all times as if I were a terorist because of my skin color. My own government is treating me like a trader when I have done nothing wrong. I am eighteen years old and a Japanese-American. My ethnic background is the only reason I am here,because I have done nothing wrong. My life has been taken from me. I have been imprisoned by the country I love, because of where my parents are from. Here I have nothing but dreams, but these dreams can’t be made reality. The reality here is that those dreams can’t be made true, because I am being held captive by the very government that promised me rights. Everyday seems to get more and more difficult. I keep trying to remind myself that there is still hope, but hope is graduley slipping away. I keep telling myself someday things will be back to normal. I keep telling myself conditions will improve, but I am beginning to realize people don’t care. I must keep on living, because I can’t give up. Throughout this experience I have learned perseverance. It is the only thing positive I have been able to take away from this experience.I want to conclude this journal entry.

Sincerely,

ping