Japanese Americans which led to the development of internment camps, and finally the conditions of the internment camps and the long and short term effects it had on the people. Two of the sources that will be used to discuss these subtopics are the scholarly article entitled “The Lives of American Japanese in World War II Internment Camps”, written by Harold Lowery. and the primary source called “The Diary of Toyojiro Suzuki” which was written by Toyojiro Suzuki, a Japanese American in internment camps.
Lowery, Harold. “The Lives of American Japanese in World War II Internment Camps”. Parkland College. 2013.
Suzuki, Toyojiro. “Diary of Toyojiro Suzuki”. Los Angeles, California, JY. …show more content…
Having access to a document that was written much more recently, historians are able to gain more insight and obtain new evidence concerning Japanese internment camps. Another value of this source would be the full analysis it provides on the cause and effect of Japanese internment camps. The use of analysis allows historians to understand the various circumstances and climate surrounding the Japanese American population at the time of World War II. However, one limitation that this source presents is that it does not access a full range of sources that could have strengthened its arguments. The lack in diversity of sources limits the arguments of the author, which leads to unconscious bias of the