Japanese Interment Camps in WWII

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The whole time, they were under the watchful eyes of armed military police. They were treated as prisoners. Another factor in the case is racism. Japanese-Americans were subjected to discrimination from the government even before the United States' entrance into WWII...
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Five days before the executive order that allowed for removal of Japanese from the west coast, Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt speculated the possibility of the Japanese-Americans acting against the U.S., saying that "the very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken" (RTAP, 119)...
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