ed the military to forcibly remove anyone on the west coast with japanese ancestry. During the relocation of the Japanese there was a group called the “no, no boys”. This was a group of loyal Japanese-American men that purposefully told the men who interrogated them that they were not willing to go into the military in order to show their allegiance with the US. In Document 9 the San Francisco mayor, James Phelan, stated that “ The Chinese and Japanese are not bona fide citizens. They are not the stuff of which American citizens can be made…” (Doc. 9). This statement help to back up why the “no, no boys” such as Frank Emi refused to be apart of the war front. Why help those who didn’t see you as a real citizen or those who demanded something
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With the relocation and internment of the Japanese caused a lack or work force. In the case of Hawai’i they didn’t feel the need to intern their people because they knew the people that they lived with and trusted them. Also the Japanese population of about 150,000 being interned would collapse Hawaii's economy because of the work force that the internment would take away as well as many business being shut down. In Document 12 Roger Daniels states that “Japanese labor was crucial to both the civilian and the military economics of Hawai’i” (Doc.12). Though the case in Hawai’i was far different than that in California. The citizens of California believed that with the population of Japanese that they had were taking away all the work for others. In Document 13 Ronald Takaki stated that “ California did not need Japanese labor, and many white farmers viewed Japanese farmers as competitors.” (Doc.13). It was clearly stated that the Japanese who lived on the West coast weren’t as important to the local economy as they were in Hawai’i mainly due to the population size. When the military decided to move forward with mass relocation they concluded that to do selective internment would be too difficult. Even though we conducted the mass relocation of those who had Japanese ancestry there were no reported cases of sabotage by people of japanese lineage during WWII. Racism, Militarism and the effect on the Economy had a great effect with how the War played out and has repercussions ever
With the relocation and internment of the Japanese caused a lack or work force. In the case of Hawai’i they didn’t feel the need to intern their people because they knew the people that they lived with and trusted them. Also the Japanese population of about 150,000 being interned would collapse Hawaii's economy because of the work force that the internment would take away as well as many business being shut down. In Document 12 Roger Daniels states that “Japanese labor was crucial to both the civilian and the military economics of Hawai’i” (Doc.12). Though the case in Hawai’i was far different than that in California. The citizens of California believed that with the population of Japanese that they had were taking away all the work for others. In Document 13 Ronald Takaki stated that “ California did not need Japanese labor, and many white farmers viewed Japanese farmers as competitors.” (Doc.13). It was clearly stated that the Japanese who lived on the West coast weren’t as important to the local economy as they were in Hawai’i mainly due to the population size. When the military decided to move forward with mass relocation they concluded that to do selective internment would be too difficult. Even though we conducted the mass relocation of those who had Japanese ancestry there were no reported cases of sabotage by people of japanese lineage during WWII. Racism, Militarism and the effect on the Economy had a great effect with how the War played out and has repercussions ever