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Opportunities, the ordinary contacts/ needed for assimilation and orientation/ were withheld from them, so that they continued to be considered/ strange little people, sometimes exploited/ but never explored beyond the first introduction.

You Nisei/ have had to overcome some of these prejudices/ and strike out practically on your own, building the foundations of understanding and friendship. We are very proud/ of the Japanese-American soldiers/ who so valiantly/ are giving their lives in Italy and other fronts. They are proving/ not only their loyalty and devotion to the country they were born in, but yours as well. These soldiers/ are gaining the admiration/ of all in America/ by defending the right of every individual/ to enjoy the terms of the Atlantic Charter/ when peace/ once more returns to our lives. They, by their active participation/ and beliefs/ can help dispel the impression so prevalent: mysterious Japan -- expressionless Japanese -- mystical and unfathomable. 

Is it/ because of this attitude/ that so little has been planned for post-war Japan? I think rather, it is because our knowledge/ of the current political situation/ is not clear. However, we cannot conceive/ of that power/ which propagates/ the feudal myth/ of a man-god/ will, in the future, work in sympathy/ with an ideology/ that concerns itself with the welfare of the people.