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Even though this was disputed and viewed as racism, all Japaneese peoples (citizen & non-citizen) were put into relocation towns (similar to prisons) because they were thought of as still having loyalty toward the Imperial Japaneese Empire and spys.

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because they were crazy.

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How will Americans perceive Japanese Americans after Us has declared war?

During WWII, Japanese-Americans were perceived as potential spies and detained until the war's end in detention camps.


When did the us detain the Asians during world war 2?

See website: Japanese American internment. They did not detain Asians. They detained Americans who were descendants of Japanese ancestors.


Did the Japanese-Americans detained in world war 2 have access to the courts?

yes, even though they were detained, they would have access to the courts. however they were private courts in the detention camps held in the United States.


What best describes the experience of Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor was attacked?

They were denied their constitutional rights and detained without trial in remote camps Japanese-Americans living in California, Oregon, and Washington state were transported from their communities and sent to detainment camps in desolate areas, as they were perceived to be a security threat.


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He asked the Japanese government not to let their workers immigrate to America. (the Americans also had Angel Island, which is where Asian immigrants were detained for questioning before they were allowed into America)


How many german-americans were detained in camps during World War 2?

A little over 100,000 Japanese were held in internment camps.


During World War 2 Japanese-american were what?

unhappily detained in detention camps


What is a name for a Japanese immigrant?

Japanese Americans is the correct name for Japanese Americans


Who are some Japanese Americans born in America?

Japanese Americans born in America are American citizens. The term Japanese Americans means that they are of Japanese decent but live in the US.


How is living in cabrillo housing project like manzanar?

Living in Cabrillo Housing Project is not the same as being detained in Manzanar during WWII. Manzanar was one of the internment camps where Japanese Americans were unjustly detained during the war, while Cabrillo is a public housing project in Long Beach, California. The experiences and conditions in these two places are not comparable.


Why were Japanese Americans detained during the war?

Racism was strong in the US in the 1940s and there was a fear that the were spies or saboteurs for Japan. Like blacks the Japanese people are easy to recognize and thus easy to discriminate against. There was also a strong (but incorrect) belief that the attack on Pearl Harbor could not have been as effective as it was had there not been Japanese agents on the island somehow helping guide the attacking planes in, and they would of course have been Japanese Americans. To prevent this possibility on the west coast, Japanese Americans had all their property confiscated and then they were sent to concentration camps well inland from the coast. (yes we called them internment camps, but they were concentration camps regardless of that they were called)


Where were the German Japanese and Italians detained in World War 2?

or atleast where were the diplomats kept? That's my REAL question...