Desmond Meets A Survivor of the Japanese-American Internment | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids
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The odds of him having met his grandparents... gosh the world works in mysterious ways.
drammarah95 what a small world
Yes! And I love that it made it all more tangible to him. The world is so much smaller than we realize.
I dont think he did meet desmonds grandparents i think he just recognized they had japanese names
@@jaketerry5879 Right. But the fact that they were in the same place at the same time, they very likely crossed paths. Just like 2 families living in a smaller town would be super unlikely to not at least know of each other or cross paths. My guess is that if you had asked decades ago, he may have at least recognized them. It would be awesome if they showed him a picture of them at the time, maybe that would jog his memory!
I FEEL LIKE WE NEED A PART 2!!!!
Yeah true and maybe it would be interesting if he did know them though i imagine these camps had hundreds if not thousands of resedents but its possible
I think this was very eye opening for Desmond. You could see how he was working out what he was hearing, and I think he will definitely carry this meeting probably for the rest of his life.
I wouldnt say eye oppening, cuz he is asian
@@sinzlol 25%.
@@sinzlol you jerk
@@fuze_baggymomo6247 it joke .
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That’s a valid question Desmond.... “Why not the Italians or Germans?”
www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/19/515822019/farming-behind-barbed-wire-japanese-americans-remember-wwii-incarceration
the japanese were better at farming than white americans
because while US was technically in war with the axis, (only really after 1944) they had been in right out war with the japanese since pearl harbor in 1941. this is why, they were the first priority enemy that committed terrorism against them, while the axis were warring with rest of europe.
The Germans were put in camps as well there's a documentary about it on Netflix or Amazon. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_German_Americans
Because Japan was the closest to the US and therefore meant that most likely Japan was able to send spies the easiest. For example the Pearl Harbor attacks were scouted and mapped out and planned by Japanese spies, that attack wiped almost half the US navy, and they didn’t want something like that to happen again. Germany and Italy didn’t do anything as bad to the US on US soil like Japan did. Mostly because they were far away and fighting Great Britain, Russia, France, and other smaller countries. Long story short, Germany and Italy had their own war to fight. And didn’t have time or spies to send to US soil.
The sorting would have been more difficult, the Japanese did not "blend" in. The only way the allies could put germans or Italians in internment camps were to capture them in battle and when they did they were sent to a prison to conduct hard labour.
This video was really enlightening and all, but Desmond wanting to bring slippers and Mac and cheese is a mood.
And a PET lol
same
I was honestly shocked that Desmond knew about the Japanese internment. Most adults I've talked to have never heard of it. My 2nd cousin (I think) was put in a camp as a tiny child. We need to teach this in all schools. It is our history.
I know a little about it (11)
I think it's really important to never forget this kind of thing. The fact that the US only put non-whites in internment camps is pretty horrifying. I didn't question why just Japanese until now though I knew it was wrong regardless.
@@dimples1959We put people in the camps that were Asian in general. If you even remotely looked "Japanese" you were put in a camp. Hawaii had the only population it seems that did not intern anyone because of the large Japanese population.
@@evanndaigle6937 that's what I recall as well. I didn't have the best education when it comes to history but I do remember seeing a documentary at one point about asians (weren't even Japanese) also being singled out. It's pretty disgraceful.
@@dimples1959 yeah my history knowledge is pretty bad as well. I only knew about this because of my relative.
You can hear the pain on his voice talking about it...
+kidpurin-Even though he was only 8, it was not an experience you can ever forget. Nor can you ever fully recover from. . .Since he was a kid, all he knew was probably just the utter confusion and terror of it all-his parents crying, packing up all these things into one suitcase in the middle of the night, leaving behind the only home they've ever known only to be stuffed inside the space of a locker room, if even that. . .To be permanently sentenced to what is a prison, stuffed with thousands of others, for absolutely no reason, to be nearly starved, abused, and neglected. . .only for the government to turn around and let all these people "go back home"-despite that they had no home anymore-with absolutely no reason, no apology (it took until 1988 or 1989 for the US government to ever issue an official apology for what had happened)-and acted like nothing ever happened. . .
Despite that all these people lives were destroyed. They had no homes to go back to. . .Even if they did, they had to rebuild entirely everything from scratch, start over, and never forget the shame that their own neighbors viewed with scorn, contempt, as the "enemy." You are different and therefore, you do not belong. . .It truly is a tragic, heartbreaking event in history, a shameful period of our history. And I definitely think it doesn't deserve to be forgotten-we do have to remember this, otherwise this will be repeated-heck, I consider that it's happening all over again in the U.S. with what they've done to these children. Those are already our modern internment camps. And that this has happened in our history, twice, is simply shameful and inhuman. . .
Oh my god his voice cracked a couple times... it broke my heart
It's painful to see them side by side as Shox explained that he was only Desmond's age when thrown into camp. The innocence and thought process of Desmond puts into perspective exactly how Shox must have felt at the time. To endure those prisons at such youth...absolutely devastating and horridly traumatic -- yet he carries such a warm, kind soul... thank you for sharing.
Desmond's 'R' sounds like a 'W' with a pinch of 'R', so cute..
I think it's a hearing problem myself.
It's probably just a speech problem, I had trouble pronouncing my "R's" also. I dont have a problem anymore cause I had a speech teacher in elementary school to help me with it.
I worked with a Chinese guy and all his w's were v's
1MinuteFlipDoc speech impediment
My little cousin speaks like that too
8 y.o I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have a credit card 😂😂😂
Adorable child 😍
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China is doing this to Muslims there and it breaks my heart because no one is doing anything about it
yeah it's heart breaking to hear the news about Uyghur Muslims, and china government deny it.. they call it an act to avoid terrorism..
Saudi bombarded Yemen. Muslim done nothin too. Welcome to the real world, kid
Why though there human to why can't there be peace
@@sukhwindersahota3472 Well kid welcome to the real world. We all fight, we all have reasons to fight. We all are different, we aren't the same. People forget the fact that we are all human. We can't change what other people think. It's sad, but true. I wish we could have peace but peace doesn't exist.
not only China and not only to muslims as well...
"Well they're doin' it right now. There's a lot of resentment against the Muslims"
It's so sad, but it's true 😭
yeah its soo sad im muslims my self and i felt frustated thingking about it why it could happen
Where is this happening? not trolling this is a legit question?
@@rockweirdo8147 In China, Northeastern I think. Muslims are being put in "reeducation" camps so that they're more devoted to the Communist state. It's so heart breaking. It's not on the news here. It's difficult knowing this. My fellow Muslims are being treated with injustice for being Muslim, and the world isn't doing much, and that kinda hurts tbh..and .for those who die, they will die martyrs. In the future we might see videos on survivors of these "reeducation" camps, maybe like the videos we see of survivors of the Holocaust and other various mistreatments
My Best Friend left China to study in France. 3 years ago he still in France and try to be naturalised. Because if he comes back home. They’d put him there. They tried to, but he could leave.
And even if I’m not Muslim or Uyghur as well. I could have some problem. As a « spy » because of my relationship with ‘em... I live in china tho. And when I go to my wife’s place they all think I’m uyghur. So I have to be careful if I don’t want to be fucked up.
I could listen to him talk for hours, is there a longer cut of this?
Thank you, HiHo! This is a very important episode, I'm glad he shared his story. And it's fascinating to see how interested Desmond is and how much he already knew at his age. He is such a bright and warm-hearted boy!
Majco it’s not a good camp of you walk out alive. It’s not a good camp if you die. It’s a literal torture camp, it’s not good wether you make it out alive or not. They’re terrible no matter what
Desmond just turning 9 yo on February 17th 🎂🎂
Happy Birthday Desmond 🎉🎉
Wish you blessed, healthy, happy and keep doing hiho videos
@[Mist] Nonsneeper happy bday to you too 🎉🎉
Wish you the best 😄😄
I think his bday was February 17
why are all the kids on this channel aquarius like me lmao
@@nsnstanner935 thank you for correcting 😁
Really nice having Desmond learn more about his roots
When I was watching this I couldnt help but slip a few tears, as a Japanese American mix I couldnt imagine the confusion of all that as a child. To be shunned for your culture while being ostracized by the country you live in. Im so grateful he was able to share his story.
yeah maybe some japanese-americans shouldn't have cheered and supported the attack on america........huh? Maybe.........
@@Ateezwooyoung yeah and maybe some german religious folks shouldn’t cheered and supported the downfall of the weimar republic
He's so nice and humble.
“They’re doing it right now”. And shivers appear through my whole body..... in 2019?!
YES. Muslims in China are sent to concentration camps, where they are forced to eat pork, which is considered sinful, and forcing them to convert to christianity through severe brutality, but no one speaks of it.
@@ayllanoor5952 "Christianity" is not real Christianity though
@@rockweirdo8147 What do you mean?
deprived - China has its own form of Christianity. When you boil it down though, it has little to no teachings, morals, or laws from the Bible.
@@ayllanoor5952 LMAO. They were never forced to eat pork. People are biased and they hate without evidence (or they're just so ignorant to believe in whatever the propaganda/fake news tells them). In elementry school my class was actually forced to not have any pork or bacon because there were 2 muslims in my class, and that's still a thing now. On social media like this,fake facts really flies.
I just want to give him a hug man, you can see it's really hard for him to talk about it
Why is Desmond the cutest/sweetest/kindest kid ever?! He is so funny and curious and respectful! Never lose those qualities kiddo, and you will go far! You already have made a difference, even if you don't realize it yet. Thank you for being an example to so many, especially adults... people like Desmond are so needed in this world. Even when we disagree, let's be more like Desmond.
Amazing! Such an inspiring gent and Desmond is adorable. A super important Kids Meet ❤
This man seems so sweet and patient. Omg when the little boy says “Would I have been put in a camp?” That hit me right in the heart.
I love Desmond ; he’s such a sweet and intelligent child
Desmond is adorable! And the survivors voice makes me want to cry he is amazing.
This is education... schools need to learn.
Moving! As my grandparents were killed in a concentration camp, it's double moving and important to still tell these stories! Thank you, from Holland!
"Oh my, that's scary". That's right Desmond 😔
Ohh Desmond, when did you grow up? Good job on doing this, Desmond!! ❤️❤️❤️
"I would pack some macaroni and cheese" same Desmond. Same
I’m happy that the kid is learning about this history at a young age. They didn’t teach us about the camps until now and I’m a junior in high school
Finally! You made the desmond version, i always love this one💖
My father and family were all German and it took me years to accept that I was german. Since I was young I spoke to alot of German people who helped me realize that it's not my fault for what the nazis did and theirs nothing to be ashamed of being german its actually a beautiful culture.
I love that HiHo has become an outlet for kids to connect back to their roots and the struggles they've faced. I really enjoyed watching the insightful conversations from generation to generation both in this episode and the one where Sandor and Michela interviewed the Holocaust survivor... Lots of love to the HiHo team
“That’s what happening right now against the muslim” my heart
yeah there are not innocent as well, just like the japanese back then.
The Best Kids Meet EVER.
Desmond is so precious💛
What a beautiful video. Thanks, HiHo, Shox and Desmond!
"Because you're Japanese? But you didn't do anything bad!" I love Desmond 🤍😭
I just learned about this in my US history class Wednesday, and I find it interesting how I came across this video only a couple of days later
When I heard that his family was put in the minidoka concentration camps. I was genuinely shocked bc that’s where I’m from. And I know where it was at. I don’t think people my age in my area even know that a Japanese camp was here. It’s also crazy that him and his grandparents could’ve met.
I wish there was a longer cut of this, this is a very important video especially for such young kids.
Desmond: I'm part Japanese, would I have to be in the camp?
Shulk: Yeah...
Desmond: *Gasps*
i love the kids meet series so much.... it wouldve been incredible to meet all these different people with so many stories and lives and it brings me hope for the children of tomorrow to be educated about their world
I love that this gave Desmond a little more insight on his cultural background
I am so glad he called them concentration camps- which they were. I see so many people defending it saying “they were internment camps!!” Thousands of people died... it’s so horrible. Reading “Farewell to Manzanar” opened my eyes.
A total of 1,862 people died from medical problems while in the internment camps. About one out of every 10 of these people died from tuberculosis. no they weren't. You have no idea what a concentration camp really is. Educate yourself.
Do you know whats horrible? What japan did to millions of people in asia, but you wouldn't know about that.........i bet you don't even know about pearl harbour, aren't you? Maybe japanese shouldn't have attacked america, which was not even involved in any war at that time.....
One of the best and most touching Kids Meet videos! 😌
Desmond asking the right questions!!!
This made me cry
They both have a lot in common.🙂
Such an empathic child ❤️❤️❤️
"Can you bring pets?"
"No."
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I literally just learned this in APUSH lmao. All these videos are perfect timing
I don't know why tears came out. That was heartfelt and painful.
You should post longer videos. Love your videos.
Desmond is so smart and mature for his age. Good job raising him mom & dad! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼😀👍🏼
A very special episode, very important
Hes right about the last part with the muslims!
It is one of the few times I v seen Desmond open up. He's usually been quite lately. He is back to being in a good mood.. and acting cute..
This made my heart melt. I loved it. Desmond is such a cutie.
Yay Desmond is back!
Desmond is such a cute Angel. „Could you bring pets?” “I would bring macaroni and cheese” hahaha
The kid grows up under cameras flash light and social media
What a big contrast between two lives
My most fav video in Hiho, thank you so much!
Desmond it's my favorite 😍
If I went to an internment camp, I’d take a good pair of slippers too!
One of the cutesst..nice to see you Des😊
Missed Desmond sooooo much... 💞😭😭😭😭😭😭😍😍😍
When I was in school they never taught us about Italy being apart of world war 2! How am I just finding this out now?
I used to visit a retirement home very often a few years back and I found out that one of the women there was in an internment camp when she was a young woman.
Omg I was waiting for this video
Desmond is awesome, so smart boy 😘❤️😘
Wow. Desmond is very intelligent for his age
Omg Desmond looks like Colin from Twilight Princess
Desmond's mom and pop need to drop parenting tips bc we need more of these intelligent little humans!
I think this is a good topic for young kids to learn about and it was very eye opening for Desmond.
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WE DEFINITELY NEED A PART 2!!! Maybe show Shox some pictures of Desmond's family and he can show Desmond some pictures of him at the time. Maybe take Shox back to the site... if that's not too much... maybe even take Desmond to. Whatever it is, this was too perfect for only one video! I loved the simplicity and the kindness and the reality and the coincidences, etc. And Desmond... Desmond already is and will do great things in this world.
That is the sweetest little boy
0:12 He's so mature now omg imma cry ;; but he's still the cute Desmond we know :((
and fed with lies.
Love you Desmond
This is so inspiring i love hearing his story
This was an awesome and insightful interview. Keep it up!!
Kids are surprisingly accepting. However, the man is the strong one here. He not only endured the horrors of the interment, but he is willing to talk about it to the world!
But he is not willing to talk about what japan did during and prior to ww2 and why japanese-americans got put in those camps, which are not contration camps, that is bullshit.
Awww so cute😚🥰
I was watching the actual video earlier today and look what drops by! Thank you HiHo!
I love Desmond! Please, don't grow up too fast. 😭
Yeah.. Desmond. Could you please make more of Desmond video.
Couse I need more of adorable 😍
These videos are so amazing and and great for these kids and I was shocked when he said he knows who his grandparents are. But can I just say Desmond is the cutest thing ever 😩💜💜
I was born in Block 8 at Minidoka, Idaho, July 9, 1944. I knew Desmond's dad, I'm his brother.
DESMOND'S THE ACTUAL FRICKING BEST!!!
I love this. I learn something new
I just waiting for this kid ❤
There were Italian internment camps and also many German-Americans were also interned to answer Desmond's question.
Hiho kids is one of the best channel on CZcams ❤❤❤ love you dear Desmond!!! ❤❤❤
This man is a legend 👌👌👍👍😮
Desmond is the cutest
Thank you for this video. I wish I can 10000000x thumbs up.
Love these episodes change starts with the next generation
I just learned about this in school today🤔
Wow. We just started talking about this in my history class. The reason they were sent to the camps is because the president didn't want the Japanese learning things about the US that they could use against us in war. He was worried that the Japanese Americans would give the Japanese information. It was supposed to be a safety thing. I still think it's not fair though and I feel horrible that they were put in these camps. Luckily they weren't camps like the ones over in Europe at the time. I learned that they are called Relocation Camps.
"it was a safety thing" sounds like you're justifying it...