This paper will take a brief look at the Japanese internment facility at Manzanar, California, as well as discuss some of the political and economic issues that led to the eventual internment of all people of Japanese ancestry.

Japanese immigration began as a trickle in the 1880's, with the bulk of the Japanese population concentrated on the West Coast (Bosworth, 1967). With immigration from Japan, Japanese customs and traditions were also imported into America. Japanese work ethics and philosophy were major factors in their economic success.

As early as 1913, problems between American and Japanese business owners were beginning to surface. Some of these problems led to the eventual passing of The Cali

In the days following the Attack on Pearl Harbor, an immediate attack on the West Coast was anticipated. Fear gripped the country and a wave of hysterical antipathy against those of Japanese ancestry engulfed the Pacific Coast (Weber, 1980).

Problems continued for Japanese in 1920, as the leasing of land was no longer allowed in sixteen states (Randall, 1997). The Supreme Court case in 1922 of Ozawa v. United States continued the discrimination of Japanese citizens by barring them from naturalization in the United States (Randall, 1997).

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