How did the concentration in America differ from the camps in Germany?

Answer 1

While supposedly set up to protect Germany from internal threats, Germany's "work camps" (concentration camps) were a front for the extermination of those deemed "undesirable" by the Nazis, mainly Jews. The enslavement of Jews from invaded countries provided free labor for German industry and an efficient system for genocide. By contrast, the American system of "relocation" and "internment" camps were based on fear of those of Oriental heritage (even those not remotely Japanese). The WW II Propaganda campaigns were aimed at demonizing and dehumanizing the Japanese enemy, to the point that all Asians became the target of racial prejudice. Many innocent Japanese and Chinese families were forcibly transported to controlled camps for the duration of the war. More than 120,000 individuals from the Pacific Coast, nearly two-thirds of them American citizens, were imprisoned, while comparatively small numbers were detained from among the population of Hawaii. (see related link)