AsianAmericans and concentration camps
In the early 1940's, there was evidence of Japanese-American loyalty and innocence, but the information was not always well known. This, coupled with the factors of war hysteria led to the legal upholding of concentration camps in Korematsu v. U.S. (1944). The injustice was clouded, most immediately by the war, and indirectly by racism at home. The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor left a permanent indent on the way Americans viewed the Japanese. Indeed, it was this one act which thrust the isolationist U.S. into the middle of the world's biggest war. The brutal attack, so close to home, was viewed as sneaky and underhanded. This, added to the fact that the Japanese were rumored to have an amazingly effective spy system on Hawaii and the West Coast, led the Japanese-Americans to become highly
There were also facts going against the Japanese-Americans. soil-were sent off to concentration camps. There were Japanese loyally fighting in the American army. In short, there were facts, but the overwhelming war mania pertaining to the encompassing war caused a protective hysteria. In addition, the Japanese-Americans were concentrated on the Western Coast and could thus organize better. According to the Munson Report, 98% of Japanese-Americans were loyal to the U. This is an impressive number; however, in times of war, 2% sabotaging on mainland America was a major threat.
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