In this story, we learn about the experiences of the Kataoka family. They were one of the Japanese families that suffered through the experience of internment camps during World War II.
Before this experience, the Kataoka were renting land from Mrs. Perkins, who came to really value and appreciate them. When the Kataokas had to leave their home, Mrs. Perkins cooked for them and refused to let them help, as a sign of appreciation. Moreover, when she went to visit them at the camp, she helped them cover the damp, dirty floor and took a broken watch to have it repaired.
Stop interfering with affairs in the Americas.
During this period a Military Dictatorship ruled over Brazil's population, this meant the government persecute and killed the liberal and socialist leaders that stood against the dictatorship. Despite the Dictatorship in Brazil was not as cruel as in other South American countries like Argentina or Chile, it implied the violation of human rights and democratic values.
"huge growth in defense spending" and "bailing out savings and loan companies" were responsible for a dramatic growth in government debt. The war spending had to do mostly with the Cold War.
