Derek Furuichi
Nov 6 · 1 min read

One thing lost is this dialog, is that Kurt comes from Hawaii, where perhaps his insensitivity/ignorance stems from the umbrella of immunity that Hawaiian Japanese Americans had during WWII (other than participation in the 442 regiment), compared to incarceration of the West Coast Japanese Americans. It certainly isn’t an excuse, but perhaps indicates the ignorance of Hawaiians in general.

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