Mrs. Anderson
English 9A 5th
November 25, 2015
The Prisoners of WWII World War II is looked upon with greatness for our nation due to the success of defeating the Japanese, but many fail to realize what we did the innocent ones living within the United States. Similar to the Germans during World War I, America had built concentration camps of their own. (“Japanese-American Internment”) Nisei, also known as Japanese-Americans, were imprisoned in these camps. (“Japanese-American Internment”) What happened to the Japanese-Americans during World War II and why? What kinds of challenges did Japanese-Americans face during, and after being in the concentration camps? During the time of WWII, over 127,000 Japanese-Americans were forced