Location
DePauw Libraries, Roy O. West Library Wood Study
Start Date
29-11-2023 2:00 PM
End Date
29-11-2023 2:10 PM
Presentation Type
Essay
Description
The United States' involvement in World War II resulted in the internment and relocation of people of Japanese descent on the home front. The Territory of Hawaii was comprised of over a hundred thousand Japanese residents, who were also slated to be relocated. By exploring the differences between the military generals placed in charge of the West Coast (General John L. DeWitt) and the Territory of Hawaii (General Delos C. Emmons), the treatment of the ethnic Japanese in the areas shows a broader context of morals and racial profiling in the United States.
Included in
Islands of Suppression: Japanese Internment in Hawaii vs. West Coast 1941-1945
DePauw Libraries, Roy O. West Library Wood Study
The United States' involvement in World War II resulted in the internment and relocation of people of Japanese descent on the home front. The Territory of Hawaii was comprised of over a hundred thousand Japanese residents, who were also slated to be relocated. By exploring the differences between the military generals placed in charge of the West Coast (General John L. DeWitt) and the Territory of Hawaii (General Delos C. Emmons), the treatment of the ethnic Japanese in the areas shows a broader context of morals and racial profiling in the United States.
Comments
Prepared as part of Dr. Barbara Whitehead's HIST 490: History Senior Seminar