Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066". My best friend is a white girl named Denise— we look at boys together. She sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: O’Connor, Ozawa. In the excerpt, Okita reveals significant details about

Okita describes a close friendship between the speaker, who is Japanese American, and Denise, who is white. Their different surnames—O’Connor and Ozawa—also point to their different racial backgrounds. The excerpt therefore reveals details about race and friendship, not primarily internment, religion, or culture.

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