Article June 18, 2001 Issue

INTERVIEW

Winning the battle against discrimination

Peeling off racial labels

with contributions from Mari Bruck

Mari Bruck, a Christian Science practitioner in Studio City, California, is Japanese. Recently she spoke with the Sentinel about the anti-Japanese sentiment directed at her by Americans, particularly during the 1940s and 1950s.

In what way did people discriminate against you?

Quite a few times I was rejected when I was looking for a place to live. When I went to New York and my friend asked me if I would like to live with her, I said sure, that I'd love to. And then the landlord said he didn't want anybody who was Japanese. I really got discouraged and resentful.

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