The truth about interment of Japanese. With the west coast seen as the target of a Japanese invasion and 10's of thousands of Japanese living there there were given the choice to move inland. Many refused. They also refused to take a loyalty oath to the U.S. Thousands returned to Japan to fight for the Rising Sun. Italians, Germans in the east took the oath so internment was not needed for them. Those Japanese forced to inter were just the adult males. Females, and children didn't have to, but most went willing with the males. But once they declared themself to inter were not allowed to leave. Everything was paid for by the U.S. Food, housing, schools, medical, all incidentals.
The truth about interment of Japanese. With the west coast seen as the target of a Japanese invasion and 10's of thousands of Japanese living there there were given the choice to move inland. Many refused. They also refused to take a loyalty oath to the U.S. Thousands returned to Japan to fight for the Rising Sun. Italians, Germans in the east took the oath so internment was not needed for them. Those Japanese forced to inter were just the adult males. Females, and children didn't have to, but most went willing with the males. But once they declared themself to inter were not allowed to leave. Everything was paid for by the U.S. Food, housing, schools, medical, all incidentals.
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