what do you think about encampment of japanese in world war II?

Question

This happened America, you know land of free?, did this happen in Britain as well?

what was the excuse ? constitutional?

was it just for recently immigrated from japan or long time citizens as well?

Answer 1

It was wrong

Answer 2

There was a strong belief that Japanese-Americans that lived on the Californian coast would collude with the Japanese Navy, as the majority were fishermen, and had access to boats.
There were also a lot of Japanese-Americans that went back to Japan for their education and joined the Imperial Army.

It wasn't just the Americans, the Canadian Government was just as bad, if not worse, forcing many to move in-land or face repatriation after the war. They split families whereas the Americans tried to keep families together.

In Britain people of German descent were held on the Isle of Mann, and sometimes transported to Australia.

Watch 'Come See the Paradise' which deals with the way the Japanese Americans were treated, and the 'The Dunera Boys' for how the British treated those of German descent.

Answer 3

The internment of the Nissei Americans is, along with the
Governments treatment of the plains Indian tribes examples of more shameful episodes in US history. The rationale was, that in time of war that supposed "Enemy Aliens" were to be rounded up and interned where they could be watched until the war was
over. It was wrong and it was shameful, because it was done to long time residents as well as recent immigrants. It went do far as to bar Japanese Americans from even serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Many of those who volunteered to fight the Nazis in Europe had relatives in the internment camps.
It should be noted that one of the most decorated units which served in the European theater of Operations was the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an outfit made up of Japanese Americans. True, the attack on the Naval base at Pearl Harbor was a dastardly, cowardly act. However, the Due Process Ammendments to the Constitution guarantee "the protection of the laws of the United States to all persons legally within its borders." That included the Nissei and the Sansei Americans, which is something the Roosevelt administration conveniently forgot.

Answer 4

Look at it this way... If interning Japanese to protect the U.S. was so urgent, then why weren't Germans, Italians, Russians, Vichy
French, etc. also locked up and deprived of their assets and property? It is a fact that there were never any cases of sabotage
commited by any Japanese immigrants within or against the U.S.

Answer 5

In the hindsight of history, it was most unfair. It was especially so, when one considers that there was an active American Nazi Party, yet no German-
Americans nor italian-Americans [fascisti] interned. The real travesty is that most of the internees were 2nd or 3rd generation American citizens, plus the fact the Nisei performed admirably in Italy and I believe were the most highly decorated unit during WW II. That being said, America was a racist country at that time in our history, the armed services were segregrated, and Eleanor
Roosevelt went so far as to deny FDR "conjugal relations" because of his failure to effect change in the military. Nevertheless, I was opposed to "reparations" for the descendants of the internees, for the same reason I
oppose reparations for any ethnic group who claims discrimination. I am a
first generation Chicano [don't call me a "Mexican-American"] and I don't think I deserve a dime any more than the Blacks [don't call them "African-Americans] nor the Indians [don't call them "Native-Americans"]. Our so-
called POLITICALLY CORRECT SOCIETY believes MONEY is the answer for
everything. That's why we have one lawyer [liar?] for every 200 men, women
and children in the U.S., whereas the Japanese have one for every 2000. Our
lawyers should confine their activities to prosecuting and defending criminal, rather than chasing ambulances, tobacco companies, and drug companies.

Answer 6

Oh how sad for you to think of encampment in Japan.I'm sure you know they used to kidnap people just to disect them. To see how they worked.They did this while the people were alive.It's been done all over the world.No excuse.

Answer 7

It had to be done. We were at war, we fought to win in those days. It involved all Japanese. It was accomplished through constitutional executive orders.

Answer 8

A democracy can trample the rights of the innocent just as easily as a dictaorrship can. That is not something that should be forgotten as the person above me (pqarma) suggests.

Answer 9

for the Japanese-Americans who were US citizens, it was an abominable violation of their constitutional rights.

Answer 10

security was of paromount importance in those days and if it upset people then the government and military weren't concerned there was no PC in those days and thats why security today could learn from war days security it was efficient but first remove PC

Answer 11

Read The Nights of the Bushido.(Lord Russell of Liverpool)and it will open your eyes about our Japanese friends.They got everything they deserved in the last war.In fact some people would say they got off light.Still no apology.