Angelou describes the indifference of the black community to the plight of the Nisei in San Francisco. How understandable do you find their indifference given the circumstances of the times? Explain.

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Angelou describes the indifference of the black community to the plight of the Nisei in San Francisco. How understandable do you find their indifference given the circumstances of the times? Explain.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/1/2015 11:24 PM

Nisei were second-generation Japanese-American citizens. Negro businessmen often took over these shops for Nisei costumers and treated them with a similar indifference as they were treated in white shops.

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