"American Fiction"

“Some teachers opened probing discussions in class to release pent-up energy so that [Japanese American] students could then turn to their studying, or they assigned compositions that allowed children to voice their discontent. A Nisei girl wrote of the evacuation, ‘This action will cause the history of the United States to have another black mark: first the Indians, next the Negroes, and now the Japanese...And then deportation? Wouldn’t the other nations mock at democracy?’...Sometimes the strategy of open dialogue backfired. A Caucasian teacher at Heart Mountain recalled that while airing opinions in her class, a girl began screaming, ‘Why did they do this to us? Why weren’t they prepared for us when we came to the camps? Why were we treated like animals?’”

this is the funniest fucking frame in all star wars. this did damage, i got a headache laughing at this. comes outa nowhere. like i know he was suffering but ph my fucking god

I love this scene so much. Not just for the incredible performances and crisp writing, but for what the writing reveals about Dedra, the ISB, and the Empire.