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`[April 1942 (r.) - photo Clem Albers] "Enemy Alien" Nisei girl waits to board evacuation bus`
REPORT The Illegal Internment of Japanese-Americans During WWII An American Tale of Bigotry and Foolishness: April 2007 Between 1942-1946 a total of almost 120,000 Japanese-Americans of 3 generations were kept incarcerated in 11 concentration camps across 10 different states in the U.S. In what has become a running skirmish for the last 60+ years, opponents and proponents of the forced relocation are equally as vocal about their beliefs. Some people argue that it was a "military necessity" and that there was no other logical course of action than to keep them away from the American public in general, both for their safety and for the successful prosecution of the War effort. Others argue that 120,000 cases of civil rights abuses were perpetrated upon people whose work ethic and loyalty were proven beyond question. A truly free society would know where its best and brightest citizens can be found, regardless of their race or skin color. Do you consider all Japanese as being the same? Do they all look alike to you? Well, there are as many stories as there were names to be found in the camps where these people lived during WWII. From ordinary men and women making ends meat on no more than $19.00 a month, to the heros of the infamous 442nd Battalion that fought literally with their blood and guts for the freedoms we take for granted so easily, there is more than just the color of a person's skin or their national ancestry to be taken into account. This was about prejudice, greed and outright fear.

[April 1942 (r.) - photo Clem Albers] "Enemy Alien" Nisei girl waits to board evacuation bus

REPORT
The Illegal Internment of
Japanese-Americans During WWII

An American Tale of Bigotry
and Foolishness: April 2007

Between 1942-1946 a total of almost 120,000 Japanese-Americans of 3 generations were kept incarcerated in 11 concentration camps across 10 different states in the U.S.

In what has become a running skirmish for the last 60+ years, opponents and proponents of the forced relocation are equally as vocal about their beliefs. Some people argue that it was a "military necessity" and that there was no other logical course of action than to keep them away from the American public in general, both for their safety and for the successful prosecution of the War effort. Others argue that 120,000 cases of civil rights abuses were perpetrated upon people whose work ethic and loyalty were proven beyond question.

A truly free society would know where its best and brightest citizens can be found, regardless of their race or skin color. Do you consider all Japanese as being the same? Do they all look alike to you? Well, there are as many stories as there were names to be found in the camps where these people lived during WWII. From ordinary men and women making ends meat on no more than $19.00 a month, to the heros of the infamous 442nd Battalion that fought literally with their blood and guts for the freedoms we take for granted so easily, there is more than just the color of a person's skin or their national ancestry to be taken into account. This was about prejudice, greed and outright fear.