Japanese American Internment Camp Analysis

There are many contrary opinions when people mention the Japanese-American Internment Camp. Many people allegedly claim that this action was imperative, others held a differing opinion. In this essay I will be explaining why I believe this extrinsic and racist act was not essential. I agree with the article we read that was against the act of the internment camps because it was really unnecessary and racist. This should have never happened.
Additionally, the Japanese-American Internment camp was a racist act in many points of view. According to the Point/Counterpoint: Japanese-American Internment article that was given to us. Edison Tomimaro Uno, a former internee, he calls the relocation a crime attributable to “racism [and] economic and political opportunism.” This supports my thesis because many people were put into this situation and to know that someone like Mr. Uno had a feeling or knowing that this act was out of racism is a very tough perception to get past. It’s depressing to know that human nature can be so cruel.
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According to the point/counterpoint article about the Japanese-American Internment camps, my opponent would say that they had an advantage in the camps. Living off the government, having jobs with pay, free meals, housing, and more. I believe my opponent is untrue because the internment camps split countless numbers of families. However, these internment camps weren’t mandatory pursuant to the article that was given to us, it was an act that was uncalled for. Even the historian Cary McWilliams noted that they couldn’t justify the evacuation even as a war measure because no such measure was taken against the German or Italian nationals. This supports my claim because this piece of evidence proves to me that it was just an act that was out of a discriminating feeling. If I were in the same position as them, I would probably feel the same