Date of Graduation

12-2011

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in History (MA)

Degree Level

Graduate

Department

History

Advisor/Mentor

Whayne, Jeannie M.

Committee Member

Brogi, Alessandro

Second Committee Member

Sutherland, Daniel E.

Keywords

Social sciences; Internment; Japanese American; Jerome; Relocation camps; Rohwer

Abstract

Comparing the Japanese American relocation centers of Arkansas and the camp systems of Hawaii shows that internment was not U\universally detrimental to those held within its confines. Internment in Hawaii was far more severe than it was in Arkansas. This claim is supported by both primary sources, derived mainly from oral interviews, and secondary sources made up of scholarly research that has been conducted on the topic since the events of Japanese American internment occurred. The events of Japanese American Internment in Hawaii and Arkansas are important to remember because they show how far the American government can infringe on civil liberties in a time of national crisis and how unequal its treatment of those effected can be.

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