Date of Graduation
12-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in History (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
History
Advisor/Mentor
Jeannie Whayne
Committee Member
Alessandro Brogi
Second Committee Member
Daniel Sutherland
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.
Citation
Watanabe, C. K. (2011). Islands and Swamps: A Comparison of the Japanese American Internment Experience in Hawaii and Arkansas. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/206