Hawaii was too vulnerable to attack plus the resident Nisei population looked very close to the Hawaiian natives. If they had to be removed, they had to be taken where they would stick out in the population. I am not sure if they were removed or whether they were just registered and kept out of certain jobs.
By the way, there was never a proven case of any Japanese American aiding Japan.
In Douglas, Wyoming there was ONE Japanese American family and they were not interred because of public support. A major rancher even threatened to burn his wool clip if they did anything to them (the Army needed the wool). The members of that family had to surrender all their firearms and radios, but they stayed where they belonged. Four of the sons served in the army in Europe.
Hawaii’s population had a noticeably large number of citizens whom traced their ancestry to Japan. By interning them, Hawaii’s economy would have effectively been shut down. Interment was politically possible on the continent because of the relatively small number of Japanese-Americans, and was supported (or, not fought seriously) for at least the benefit of garnering public support. It is important to remember the racial climate of the time as well: Racism was common place for many groups, and the nearly decade long Sino-Japanese War at the time had earned Japanese-Americans a rather poor reputation.
Though, the interment camps did not prevent their denizens from serving in the military. Though mostly Hawaiian, the decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team also contained mainlanders. Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, in fact, bears a Medal of Honor for heroism in Italy.
Hawaii was too vulnerable to attack plus the resident Nisei population looked very close to the Hawaiian natives. If they had to be removed, they had to be taken where they would stick out in the population. I am not sure if they were removed or whether they were just registered and kept out of certain jobs.
By the way, there was never a proven case of any Japanese American aiding Japan.
In Douglas, Wyoming there was ONE Japanese American family and they were not interred because of public support. A major rancher even threatened to burn his wool clip if they did anything to them (the Army needed the wool). The members of that family had to surrender all their firearms and radios, but they stayed where they belonged. Four of the sons served in the army in Europe.
Hawaii’s population had a noticeably large number of citizens whom traced their ancestry to Japan. By interning them, Hawaii’s economy would have effectively been shut down. Interment was politically possible on the continent because of the relatively small number of Japanese-Americans, and was supported (or, not fought seriously) for at least the benefit of garnering public support. It is important to remember the racial climate of the time as well: Racism was common place for many groups, and the nearly decade long Sino-Japanese War at the time had earned Japanese-Americans a rather poor reputation.
Though, the interment camps did not prevent their denizens from serving in the military. Though mostly Hawaiian, the decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team also contained mainlanders. Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, in fact, bears a Medal of Honor for heroism in Italy.