roductive in school. Most scored among the top ranks of their high schools. However, when it was time for these Nisei to go to college, they were discouraged from applying to any college that would support them in a major field of study with a good salary. This was mainly due to the fact that if they were to study such a major, it would be too hard for them to get a job in that field because no one would hire them due!
             to their heritage. Instead, these highly qualified Nisei individuals were limited to low paying jobs such as a gardener or a store clerk (3).
             Prejudice towards the Japanese Americans only grew when Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941. This date marked the start of major trouble for Japanese Americans. Whites living on the West Coast began fearing their Japanese neighbors because of the coast's proximity to and lack of defense from Japan. Many people turned
             to protests, discrimination and violent hatred even more ardently than they had before the bombing (4).
             The Government, including President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was pressured by the restlessness of the people, the threat of Japan's attack, and the lack of time to take action. Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt was chosen for the job of defending and protecting the West Coast. He would later become one of the biggest supporters of evacuating the Japanese (Cooper 6). The FBI began investigating the houses of thousands of Japanese Americans and not one piece of evidence was found that suggested any spy activity. However, over seven thousand people were arrested and thrown in jail (2).
             There were many differing opinions on what should be done concerning the Japanese Americans. Some reasonable people such as Commander Kenneth Ringle and Attorney General Francis Biddle saw relocation of the Japanese Americans as completely unnecessary. Ringle had firsthand information from the Los Angeles Police Department that the Issei and Nisei...