Adithi Ramakrishnan, a twelfth grade student of Mary Beth Kochman at Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Virginia, read and responded to the online YES! Magazine article, “What Japanese Internment Taught Us About Standing Up for Our Neighbors,” by Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz. Tracy is part of the Japanese American community on Bainbridge Island, Washington—the first community in the nation to be rounded up and sent to concentration camps during World War II. Writing Prompt: Think about someone in your school or community who is vulnerable and may need protection or support. To me, standing up for my culture is normalizing diversity while letting my Indian and American roots shine.