Racialization of WWII Slides Flashcards
What was different about the war in the Pacific?
the Pacific war more brutal due to the terrain and Japanese warfare – kamikaze & hara kiri
What kind of enemy were the Japanese to Americans compared to European enemiess?
Japan was a “different” kind of enemy.
How did the view of Japanese change?
“superhuman” when we were outsmarted @ Pearl Harbor
→ vermin/animals
What violent things did US soldiers do to their victims?
What did one soldier send to FDR?
US soldiers cut off ears tongues
one soldier sent FDR a bone letter opener
What do people say about Japanese Americans?
“I don’t care if they are American citizens”
“A good Jap is a dead Jap.”
“A Jap is a Jap”
Internment camps. how many were effected? how much time did J.Americans have?
Largest controlled migrations ever. 110k-120k Japanese
Began within 48 hours after Pearl Harbor. Families destroyed their property
Order that sent “all persons of Japanese ancestry” to camps
Executive Order 9066
Issei
Japanese immigrants
couldn’t own land eat in restaurants
Nisei
American-born citizens– successful in business and farming.
from 1942 → 1946 who controls camps?
War Relocation Authority (WRA)
what % of internees are US citizens
62% internees US citizens.
Who ends up being convicted for spying for Japan
10 people convicted of spying for Japan (all white)
Legislation outlawing internment
Public proclamation 21 (1944)– ends internment
takes 2 years to fully stop (1946)
