Many, if not most, considered World War II to be the most heinous act of all time. It was seen as a war of beliefs and ideals. One side guarantees domination, the other freedom; One that is exhausting and discriminating based on nationality, race and religion; the other fights for freedom, sovereignty and peace. In reality, the war was not so black and white. Although the Axis powers committed heinous crimes against humanity (IE Holocaust, Murder of millions, Attempted world domination etc.), the Allies also had their dark moments. Joy Kogawa accurately illustrates the horrors of the dark side of the allies in the book “Obasan”. The book is about the impact of a loathsome society and internment on Japanese-Canadians during and after World War II. A Japanese woman named Naomi narrates the book and recalls the horrors that befell her and her family. The book argues that the internment of Japanese-Canadians during and after World War II not only limited them physically, but also had profound psychological and economic impacts. The most obvious barriers imposed on the Japanese were physical restrictions. The efforts of the Canadian people and government to separate Japanese Canadians from the rest of the people were swift and aggressive. Due to: “Japan's entry into World War II on December 7, 1941. Japanese Canadians were removed from the West Coast. “Military necessity” was used as a justification for their deportation and mass incarceration despite the fact that senior members of the Canadian military and RCMP opposed the action, arguing that Japanese Canadians posed no security threat . Yet exclusion from the West Coast would continue for another four years until 1949” (Japanese Canadian H...... half of document ...... of emotional, physical and financial trauma and hardship that befell the Japanese The damage of the past may have been done; we may have tried to correct our mistakes. The war criminals may have been persecuted for their misdeeds. Apologies and compensation may have been given to the victims, but will it always be a trauma? unforgettable that will remain among the victims. As long as humanity exists and continues as it is, or was, conflict will always occur due to the clash in society's beliefs, as stated in the previous paragraphs we as humanity wish to stop inflicting such malice. to our brothers, we will first have to learn not only to tolerate each other, but also to embrace each other when all is said and done, we can stop the damage that such physical harm causes. and mental trauma presented to Obasan?