Japanese Prisoners
As with the German prisoners, the Japanese were also treated quite well. By 1943, the Allied governments were aware of how terribly their prisoners were treated overseas and wanted to win better treatment for them. During the war, between 20,000 to 50,000 Japanese soldiers surrendered and were taken as prisoners. |
Japanese Internment Camps
"The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to provide for residents of any such area who are excluded therefrom, such transportation, food, shelter, and other accommodations as may be necessary, in the judgment of the Secretary of War or the said Military Commander, and until other arrangements are made, to accomplish the purpose of this order. The designation of military areas in any region or locality shall supersede designations of prohibited and restricted areas by the Attorney General under the Proclamations of December 7 and 8, 1941, and shall supersede the responsibility and authority of the Attorney General under the said Proclamations in respect of such prohibited and restricted areas." |
""My name is Ben Uchida, number 13559. Even though I had never been to Japan, can't even speak more than a few words of Japanese, and was born in the United States, I spent 1942 and '43 in a concentration camp in Northern California." |