Wikipedia: Internment or
Concentration Camps?
Use caution when searching for information on Wikipedia. On the surface it is a good tool for research. However, as the old adage goes, “let the buyer beware.” A lot of their information is lopsided. Look up conservative notables, and almost always you will find negative notes. Now try a liberal where you know of some negative issues, and Wikipedia either omits it or minimalizes it.
At the outset of World War Two, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The United States sent around 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry to Internment camps. Wikipedia claims those Internment camps were Concentration Camps. Using the term “Concentration Camps” invokes a negative connotation. Bringing to mind the extermination of six million Jews.
The Internment Camps in the USA did not execute the internees. Around 12,000 Japanese joined the U.S. Army, forming the 442nd Unit. Turned out of be the most decorated in the U.S. Army during World War Two.
In 2011 uploaded a video about the 442nd. Mysteriously the video is no longer on YouTube. Here are the notes that appeared in the description to the video:
Texans in the “Lost Battalion” and the Japanese-Americans
During World War Two in France a group 270 from the Texas National Guard were encircled by the Nazis and cut off from the rest of the American military. There were two attempts to break through the siege, however both failed. The Texas National Guard became known as the “Lost Battalion.” An American commandeer finally called up the 442nd to break through the siege.
The 442nd was made up of Japanese-American citizens. When America entered the war, Franklyn Delano Roosevelt (FDR) ordered the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Many of which were born American citizens and naturalized citizens. The government feared there were fifth columnist among these American citizens who because of their ancestry became suspect. While in the internment camps, rather than build on hate for what was done to them, they volunteered to join the army and participate in America’s war on fascism.
The 442nd served bravely in Italy and France. This unit earned five Congressional Medal of Honors, ten Distinguished Service Crosses, and six Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations.
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