http://staff.hthma.hightechhigh.org/~srodriguez/Spring%20Semester/History/Mini%20Lectures/japanese%20internment.pdfI actually found this article really interesting. About a year ago I got the chance to see the remains of an internment camp from a distance while on my way up to Lake Tahoe, so learning about it was interesting for me. I completely disagree with what the United States was doing. They had no reason to believe that there were Japanese spies other than pure racism and paranoia. I don't believe that the military should have been given the power to incarcerate innocent people without trial. It goes back on everything that the United States believes in, and what we're based off of.
The fact I found most interesting in the article came in the very last paragraph. Japanese-Americans who did choose to serve in our army were members of the same division that liberated one of the Nazi Concentration camps. The last sentence says "Ironically, as they liberated Dachau, their mothers and fathers languished in concentration camps in the United States." It seems as though America is often the country that is contradicting its own beliefs, systems, and laws.
Another quote that I found humorous was one that concluded an army report, and said "The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken." This sentence just doesn't make sense at all, and is an excellent demonstration of ignorance and stupidity. You can't blame somebody for a crime that you believe they will commit.
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