[E Rocc]

Two little known facts that demonstrate that the internment had more to do with Earl Warren and other unscrupulous politicians pandering to the ignorant than it had to do with any real security concerns:

1) Ten people were convicted of spying for Japan during World War II. None were of Japanese descent.

2) Hawaiians of Japanese descent were not interned.

-Eric

[bonesmccoy]

Eric, you are correct regarding the role of Earl Warren in this matter. Warren was Atty. Gen. of the state of California when the political winds blew anti-japanese. The man jumped on this unconstitutional bandwagon and eventually became a nominee of BOTH the California Republican Party AND the DEMOCRATIC PARTY! He essentially ran unopposed for gov. in 1943.

Regarding Hawaii's Americans of Japanese descent, they WERE incarcerated by state and federal agencies without trial. They were incarcerated in mainland camps and I personally am aware of several cases where the male head-of-household was removed from the family and no communication occurred to wife or children for years (while the dad was incarcerated without any charge). This had the effect of debilitating churches and businesses in Hawaii also.