They were considered potential enemies and put in one of ten "relocation centers" for the duration of the war. Manzanar, in California, is the one that's been written about the most. Try reading "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston for a first person account.
During World War II, Japanese Americans faced severe discrimination, primarily manifested through mass internment. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, were forcibly relocated to internment camps, driven by fear and prejudice. They faced loss of property, livelihoods, and basic civil rights, and were often depicted as enemies in the media and society. This experience deeply scarred the community and highlighted the vulnerabilities of civil liberties during wartime.
Clearly, the Japanese Americans were much easier to spot. But the Italian and German Americans had it just as bad in their concentration camps, largely in Montana and Texas.
Clearly, the Japanese Americans were much easier to spot. But the Italian and German Americans had it just as bad in their concentration camps, largely in Montana and Texas.
African Americans couldn't socialize with other troops.
Japanese-Americans had more restrictions that Italian and German because they were more powerful. They won the war.
Racial discrimination.
made economic gains but continued to face discrimination
They definitely do, either directly or indirectly.
Discrimination
Discrimination
Clearly, the Japanese Americans were much easier to spot. But the Italian and German Americans had it just as bad in their concentration camps, largely in Montana and Texas.
Many employers do not hire African Americans as they do Caucasians. The Africans Americans are also not paid as well.
African Americans couldn't socialize with other troops.
the south, where the Jim crow laws were in effect
Clearly, the Japanese Americans were much easier to spot. But the Italian and German Americans had it just as bad in their concentration camps, largely in Montana and Texas.
Japanese-Americans had more restrictions that Italian and German because they were more powerful. They won the war.
They couldn't have certain jobs or live in certain states.