Have you ever happened to dislike an object because of its design or color and like another one that has the same purpose as the first but has just a different design or color? It's the same with apples because apples can be three different colors; red, green and yellow. Even though they are different colors, they are grown the same way, eaten the same way, and taste the same. Some people would choose one color over others because they prefer that color over others. Racism is the same thing. In "When the Emperor Was Divine" by Julie Otsuka, Japanese Americans were hated by others because they believed that Japanese Americans sided with the Japanese. Even though some were actually on the side of the Japanese, most Japanese-Americans want nothing to do with the war. Japanese Americans were banned from entering stores and were called particular names. Children have been hit the hardest by all of this because they don't understand racism. Racism impacts children by causing them to adopt racist beliefs and forcing them to grow up. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Racism impacted the boy because he adopted the racist beliefs of others. Being in a racist environment, he thinks that saying racist comments like others is normal. «Because it was true, they all looked alike. Black hair. Almond shaped eyes. High cheekbones. Thick glasses. Thin lips. Ugly teeth. Unknowable. Inscrutable. That was him over there. The little yellow man”. This was how all other Americans described the Japanese. This thought crossed the boy's mind as soon as he saw the other Japanese Americans. He doesn't know that it was racist to think that way. “In China there were people so poor they had to feed their newborns to dogs. In China they ate grass for breakfast and ate cats for lunch. And for dinner? For dinner, in China, they ate dogs." The boy, having grown up in America, also adopted the racist belief that people in China were very poor and ate dogs and cats. "Later, a man stopped him on the sidewalk in front of Woolworth's and said, 'Chinese or Japanese?' and the boy replied, 'Chink,' and ran away as fast as he could. Only when he got to the corner did he turn and shout, “ Jap! Japan! I'm Japanese!” The boy said both the words "Chinese" and "Japanese" to respond to the man, when he could have simply said "Chinese" or "Japanese". The boy is racist, but he doesn't know he is. Racism has impacted the girl since she was forced to grow up because of it. The girl started acting old to cope with the stress of racism. “Her sister left the barracks early in the morning and didn't return until well after dark. She was always in a hurry now” Usually, adults are the ones who are always in a hurry and tell children to hurry up. Children tend to do things slowly, since they don't have a long schedule and have a lot of time on their hands already she is rushing to do everything. Being sent to the internment camps was the fault of the racists. “She smoked cigarettes” You can only smoke cigarettes when you are eighteen. The internment camp forced her to grow up and that's why she is forced to smoke cigarettes to cope with stress. “One day he saw her in the cafeteria line with her Panama hat and she almost didn't seem to recognize him” Adults are the ones who are too busy and are in a hurry to recognize you. A ten year old shouldn't be like this. Please note: this is just an example. Get a personalized article from our writers now.