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This 6 page paper compares the experience of Arab-Americans after 9/11 with that of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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here from other countries. At one time, it was generally accepted that people wanted to "become Americans"; they would learn about American, study English, take their test and become citizens.
Many immigrants still feel that way, but many do not; they prefer to remain as legal resident aliens, never becoming citizens. The face of America is changing and the "melting
pot" may not longer be an accurate description-if it ever was. This paper examines news accounts of discrimination against Arab-Americans after 9/11 and compares them to the treatment of Japanese
Americans after Pearl Harbor, and what these reactions say about the "melting pot" paradigm. Discussion The September 11 attack did more than kill a great many innocent people, it also
changed America forever, and brought to light the xenophobia that lies hidden in the character of many Americans. America has always paid lip-service to the idea of equality and freedom,
but our society shows quite plainly that we dont practice what we preach: a brief look at the history of African-Americans shows that. Now a new group has arisen to
take the place of blacks as our most-despised minority: Arab-Americans. And we dont even have to take the trouble to hide our discriminatory practices; we can be as nasty as
we like, and in public, since these people attacked us first. The problem with this distorted thinking is that it is the product of fear, not reason; and it
has led us to target completely innocent people, which in turn has led them to feel terrified and miserable in the country they hoped would give them a fresh start.
Mustafa Bayoumi describes the experiences of members of Brooklyns Arab-American community, most of whom have lived with tension and uneasiness, if not outright fear, since September 11 (Bayoumi). One young
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