Japanese-American Internment Nearly 120,000 Japanese-American men, women, and children residing in the United States were incarcerated in camps during World War II. Before World War II, many Japanese had immigrated to America, where they already faced racism and discrimination from people who believed whites were the superior race, and who were against allowing Japanese in because they favored the interests of the people of their own country over immigrants. With Japan growing in power, some Americans were concerned with the presence of Japanese in the United States and argued that the foreigners were uncivilized, so several acts meant to exclude Japanese were passed. After several investigations, events, and the start of World War II, …show more content…
Japanese-Americans were interned in awful, inhumane conditions during World War II, in an effort made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to protect against the possible threats due to the Japanese-Americans' locations during the war, which lead to many economic and social changes, including the distrust and discrimination towards any Japanese-Americans in the United States. In 1942, President Roosevelt made the decision to take Japanese-Americans from their homes, mainly on the Pacific Coast, and place them into camps, because of the tensions and the possible security issues of the people of Japanese heritage. Before the war, there was rising tensions between Japan and the United States, due to the increasing economic and diplomatic status assertion from the Japanese. People used negative stereotypes as an excuse to try and keep Japanese out of the United States and away from them, even though there was no real reason for the people to worry about the immigrants. Adding to the fear of the Japanese, the bombing of Pearl Harbor created mass-hysteria in the people, and acted as a confirmation that the residents of Japanese heritage created a threat to America. Without