Japanese Internment Camps during WWII
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In many times throughout history groups of people have been discriminated against based on race or religion. These people receive inferior rights because of the discrimination. In some cases they do not get citizenship, in others they are segregated from others, and physically harmed. Two groups of people that faced discrimination near World War II (WWII) were the Jewish people and Japanese Americans. Both groups faced very different types of discrimination by different oppressors with different motives yet their treatment was very similar and many events paralleled each other. The treatment of Japanese in WWII internment camps was as harsh as the Holocaust's treatment of the Jewish people. The lead up to the Japanese Americans internment took place over many decades leading up to WWII. It began in the middle of the 19th century with the gold rush taking place in California. A large number of immigrants were coming to California because of the gold rush. However the Japanese were not among them. This was because Japan would not allow their people to emigrate to other countries. However that changed in 1868. With Americans becoming agitated by the number of Chinese immigrants they easily accepted Japanese instead of the Chinese. The Japanese immigration peaked after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The large number of Japanese who came to America soon began to be segregated at every opportunity possible. Such as building different schools for Japanese after an earthquake destroyed the current one. Also a law was passed that did not allow Japanese to come to America unless they could become citizens. Also earlier laws made it so that Japanese had to become citizens by being born in the United States (US). These... ... middle of paper ... ....com/Topics/Display/1187294?cid=41&terms=japanese+internment+camps>. "Holocaust." World History: The Modern Era. ABC Clio, n.d. Web. 4 May 2014. . "Japanese Americans." The War. PBS, n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. . "Japanese Internment." United States History. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014. . McGrath, Jane. "Did the United States put its own citizens in concentration camps during WWII?" How Stuff Works. Discovery, n.d. Web. 11 May 2014. . "Relocation of Japanese Americans." The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.
In this essay, the author
- Compares the treatment of the jewish people and the japanese americans during world war ii. both groups faced different types of discrimination by different oppressors.
- Explains that the lead up to the japanese americans internment took place over many decades leading to wwii. the japanese immigration peaked after the chinese exclusion act of 1882.
- Explains that the bombing of pearl harbor on december 7, 1941 restarted the hate on japanese americans. one japanese boy, ben uchida, viewed himself
- Narrates how they never thought they looked different from the other kids at school.
- Narrates how they went to school the day after pearl harbor and realized they were caucasian.
- Explains that their hair was black, their skin was darker, and their eyes were almond.
- Recounts how their face was the face of the enemy. they were told to pack a few months later.
- Describes what they could carry, sell, and get on a train that would take them to their destination.
- Explains that after the bombing of pearl harbor, the us rounded up 1,500 people they viewed as dangerous and interrogated them.
- Explains that president franklin delano roosevelt issued executive order 9066, which allowed the us to pick and choose areas that certain people would have to leave.
- Explains that the initial phase of the japanese internment was considered phase 1 by the us.
- Opines that the japanese americans lost their culture and the equivalent of 5 trillion dollars in today's world because of their unfair internment.
- Explains that jewish people living in europe during wwii faced discrimination and were rounded up based on their religion and put into concentration camps.
- Compares the holocaust and the japanese internment camps. both groups had laws passed against them that took away their rights.
- Introduces themselves as ben uchida, number 13559. even though they had never been to japan, can't summary:
- Narrates how they spent 1942 and 1943 in a concentration camp in northern california.
- Opines that japanese should be locked up, just in case they were dangerous to americans. they even included american citizens like my sister and me.
- Explains that the us government may have acted unconstitutionally when it sent the japanese americans to internment camps and forced them to leave their homes.
- Cites bodart, joni r., "the journal of ben uchida." scholastic teachers.
- Describes lt. gen. j.l. dewitt's letter of transmittal from the virtual museum of the city of san francisco.
- Narrates the history of japanese internment camps and leading up to it.
- Explains that roosevelt, franklin delano, "executive order 9066." 19 feb. 1942. american history. abc clio.
- States that estes, matt, "the japanese internment: world war ii." american history. abc clio, n.d.
- Analyzes how the united states put its own citizens in concentration camps during wwii.
- Narrates the relocation of japanese americans at the virtual museum of the city of san francisco.
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- Explains that the japanese-americans were persecuted because they looked like the citizens of japan, who had attacked the united states on december 7th, 1941.
- Explains that the federal government ruled most of the reasons behind japanese internment camps.
- Explains that korematsu vs. united states (1944) was a well-known supreme court case.
- Explains that japanese-americans made up the majority of people in internment camps, but they were not the only people sent to them.
- Explains that 23,000 nikkei, canadians of japanese descent, were sent to similar camps in canada. while in america families were kept together, males were forced to work in road camps or on sugar beet projects.
- Narrates how president roosevelt rescinded the executive order 9066 ordering japanese-americans to internment camps. after the camps were closed, 5,766 nisei renounced their american citizenships.
- Concludes that internment camps and how the japanese-americans were treated overall were unnecessary and an overreaction to wwii.
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In this essay, the author
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- Explains that america decided to stay out of another war and declare a neutrality proclamation after the surprise attack on pearl harbor by the japanese empire.
- Analyzes president roosevelt's speech, "war message," to congress on why america is declaring war. the attack on pearl harbor depicts the hostile actions of the japanese empire.
- Analyzes how yoshiko uchida's article "desert exile" shows how the outbreak of war against japan created prejudice against the japanese- americans.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that canada has been a supporter of multiculturalism, although there have been some controversial incidents about human rights violations and discrimination. the japanese internment occurred during the second world war.
- Explains that the japanese internment took place between 1941 and 1949. the japanese first immigrated to canada to work on the rail road in 1900.
- Narrates how japan attacked pearl harbor in 1941, taking all japanese owned boats, radios, and cameras from a 100 mile security strip along the b.c. coast. the government declared all people of japanese origin were considered aliens until the end of world war ii.
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- Explains that the prime minister at the time madenzie king started to deport japanese back to japan.
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- Explains that japan was one of the countries opposing the allied powers, but the japanese were the only race that was interned.
- Explains why the canadian government interned the japanese canadians. the government had no proof of war crimes, or espionage that was suspected of them.
- Opines that the internment in the end was useless because the japanese didn't help canada at all.
- Explains that even before the war, racial prejudice towards the japanese was shown by the government.
- Concludes that a majority of people feel that the government acted upon the japanese canadians unfairly using segregation, discrimination and prejudice, to separate them from the rest of canada.
- Opines that the canadian government might have acted fairly upon the japanese considering the situation, but there are many other sides, perspectives, and aspects.
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- Explains that the american government's policy actions against japanese americans prior to world war ii set a precedent for how far the government could suppress the japanese american community.
- Analyzes how the white majority's racist tendencies against the japanese americans led to unconstitutional government actions against them.
- Compares the political and social treatment of muslim americans with that of japanese americans. the american majority and the government attacked the muslim american community.
- Concludes that government actions and anti-japanese sentiments set the stage for the internment of japanese americans and similar events are happening today to muslim americans.
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- Explains that many japanese immigrated to hawaii and mainland america to gain/earn a better life/living. the united states stayed neutral in many wars including world war ii.
- Explains that the use of internment camps during world war ii was justified on the american view because it was a way to make sure no other attack could happen.
- Opines that the internment camps were a way to protect japanese people from american anger. they allowed for action against the japanese but also allowed them to show that they had no part in the attacks.
- Opines that the internment camps were a way to protect japanese citizens along with american citizens.
942 wordsRead More - Effects Of Japanese Internmentopinionated essayThis topic of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II is interesting because U.S government was in a predicament, they were not sure if Japanese American citizens should be trusted or not. They chose not to trust them and put the Japanese Americans into internment camps. The Japanese shouldn’t have been put into the camps because it was unconstitutional. Their rights were being violated without the government having a reasonable excuse. Like all issues involving race or war, the question of whether or not it was legal and ethical to make Japanese Americans move to relocation camps in early WWII is a difficult and sort of a controversial problem.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that american citizens should be trusted or not. they chose not to trust them.
- Explains that people born in the u.s. living on the american west coast is known as a mistake.
- Opines that japan's attack on japan and the restlessness of the people pressured them to act.
- Opines that racism was not the reason for the arrests.
- Opines that the united states was prejudiced against the decision to take away the freedom of 120,000 people.
- Explains that the war power clause in the constitution was legal before wwii.
- Explains that the ruling was in his favor, and the government decided to give him a favorable ruling.
- Opines that their forced actions did not threaten the nation's safety until too late.
- Explains that the question of whether or not it was legal and ethical to make japanese americans move to relocation camps in early wwii is a difficult one.
- Explains that the united states did not put german and italian americans in camps as they did with the japanese americans, even though germany, japan and italy were allies.
- Opines that the bombing of the u.s. naval base in pearl harbor, hawaii on december 7, 1941 by the japanese marked the start of trouble for the 120,000 people of japanese ancestry living in hawaii.
- Explains that many caucasians already had the fear of the "yellow peril" in their history due to the prior chinese immigration that had caused them to fear the loss of jobs to outsiders
- Explains that the japanese americans were feared as a security risk to the united states, so much that they turned to protests, discrimination.
- Explains that the fbi began investigating and arresting people along the coast who were suspected of spying.
- Explains that dewitt was hearing false reports of acts of disloyalty to the u.s. and sabotage on the part of japanese americans.
- Explains that president roosevelt signed an executive order, 9066, which gave the military permission to label areas "military areas" and to keep out people who were seen as threats.
- Explains that dewitt decided that all people of japanese ancestry had to be evacuated and placed in temporary relocation camps.
- Opines that the actions may have been legal, but that does not mean that it wasn't wrong to do. the government is run by people, and people can be
- Opines that the japanese americans were betrayed because the country that most had been so loyal to had treated them so badly.
- Analyzes the supreme court case of korematsu vs. the united states, where a man who had been charged with disobeying public law 503 appealed to the court. he felt what was done to him was unconstitutional.
- Analyzes how the war power clause reinforces the protection of freedom in the constitution in wartime. dewitt did not base his decisions on race but on what was right for the country's safety.
- Explains that executive order no. 9066 was void and was written to admit that the government had been wrong to treat its citizens with disrespect.
- Explains that it took so long to review each record of each individual to determine the correct amount that a lot of people died before they could have the satisfaction of receiving their satisfaction.
- Explains that the government has the right to do what is necessary to win in times of war. this right is guaranteed in the constitution of the united states.
- Opines that the internment was not necessarily racist because of their ancestry, but instead their relation to an enemy country. the best that can be done now is to realize what the mistakes were.
1421 wordsRead More - The Munson Report: Pearl Harbor Bombingexplanatory essayWeglyn, Michi. Years of Infamy The Untold Story of America’s Concentration Camps. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1976. Print.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the u.s. government intercepted and decoded secret messages from the japanese islands and the united states to avoid a war.
- Explains that the west coast states were not excluded from a form of discrimination towards immigrants and japanese americans as there were state-sanctioned laws.
- Explains that the two native california attorneys were prejudiced against the japanese and set out on a mission to have all japanese removed prior to december 1941.
- Explains that the president may sign an executive order that is essentially rules or regulations that have an effect on the law.
- Explains that the detention centers were built on unused federal land and no one else wanted or tried to develop the desolate land. ethnic japanese were transported to fifteen assembly centers.
- Explains that the civil liberties act is an apology from both the united states as a nation and congress for the violation of the basic civil liberties and constitutional rights of interned japanese.
- Explains that armor, john, and peter wright. manzanar. new york: times book, 1988.
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- Explains gesensway, deborah, and mindy roseman's beyond words, images from america’s concentration camps.
- Cites grodzins, morton, american betrayed: politics and the japanese evacuation, university of chicago press, 1949.
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- Explains myer, dillon s. uprooted americans: the japanese americans and the war relocation authority during world war ii.
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1353 wordsRead More - Pros And Cons Of Issei And Niseianalytical essayForced to relocate into internment camps, Japanese-Americans were feared and considered the enemy. With anti-Japanese prejudice existing for years (prior to WWII), the military actions of Japan, erupted the hostility
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- Explains that japanese-americans were feared and considered the enemy. the military actions of japan erupted the hostility and suspicion to a heightened level.
- Opines that they would have agreed with society's fear of japanese-americans if they had lived during the internment camps.
- Argues that issei and nisai should have been relocated during world war ii. they argue that first-generation japanese immigrants would give birth to their children within the united states, giving them automatic citizenship.
- Explains that many americans were torn about the interment of the japanese-americans. they understood the hate and discontent and worried about their safety.
- Argues that roosevelt made the wrong decision with executive order 9066 due to war hysteria and current (1940s) race prejudice.
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- Describes how the japanese americans were treated as spies for their home country, japan, after the bombing of pearl harbor.
- Explains that president roosevelt signed a bill ordering all japanese americans into concentration camps for the entire length of world war ii.
- Describes how the u.s. camps were fenced and heavily guarded in fear of possible information being leaked to japan. although many survived, there are those who have unable to have been freed.
- Analyzes how the u.s. government sympathized with the released prisoners and paid them about ten cents per dollar owned to each japanese american. not many japanese tried to sue but out of the few that had, most succeeded.
- Opines that prejudice has been used in history by every person atleast once although not very necessary. it is a part of our lives and we must deal with it.
617 wordsRead More - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutersonanalytical essayPrejudice against Japanese and Japanese Americans was most prominent in the western states, more specifically California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada. These also happen to be the states most populated by people of Japanese descent. The disproportion can be seen in a poll taken in December of 1942 by the American Institute of Public Opinion. When asked “Do you think the Japanese who were moved inland from the Pacific Coast should be allowed to return to the Pacific Coast when the war is over?” Seventeen percent nationally said they “Would allow none to return,” whether they were citizens or not. In the western states, nearly twice as many felt this way, an astonishing 31 percent (Merrick 207). This data does not show, however, whether the inlanders were less prejudiced or merely wanted to send the Japanese back to the West. It seems the war was an excuse to lock these people away for a while. Discrimination existed long before the war began with a swift attack on Pearl Harbor. Interestingly, Hawaii had few racial problems, despite being at the site of the devastation.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how snow falling on cedars by david guterson gives readers an idea of what it was like to be japanese in the 1940s and 50s. the evacuation and containment of the japanese and japanese american citizens made it clear that america did not trust them.
- Explains that prejudice against japanese and japanese americans was most prominent in the western states, including california, oregon, washington, arizona, and nevada.
- Explains that european culture is similar to american culture, but the japanese have different customs than the united states. white people saw the quiet reserve of japanese descendants as an indication of a cold, heartless, unfeeling person.
- Analyzes how the american public was filled with propagandist ideas, characterizing the japanese as sly and untrustworthy. these films and brochures did not show the enormous amounts of japanese americans who signed up to fight for the united states of america against her enemies.
- Explains that the most obvious discrimination against japanese and japanese americans was the war relocation effort. they were removed from "military areas" and detained in internment camps, without having committed any crime.
- Explains that the shortage of workers resulting from the absence of japanese labor became so great that 9,000 detainees were released to work in agriculture, where they were commended for their hard work.
- Analyzes how kabuo miyamoto is presumed guilty by the jurors because he is not a man that can be trusted.
- Analyzes the poor treatment of japanese americans in guterson's book. in the courtroom, there was no written law directing asians to the rear seats.
- Analyzes how zenhichi's plans for his son kabuo, an american born nisei, were ruined when his family was swept away to the manzanar internment camp.
- Analyzes how arthur chambers supported the japanese americans in his newspaper and often cited their good works even more than their caucasian counterparts.
- Analyzes how snow falling on cedars gives us a realistic look into life of the fictional kabuo miyamoto.
- Cites guterson, david, and mcwilliams, carey, in korematsu v. united states: murphy dissenting.
- Cites oakie, john h., “japanese in the united states.” far eastern survey, 26 jan 1942, 11.2:23-26.
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