FC Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 I read something interesting when reading Hawaiian history. Seems the Japanese were in high hopes that the Japanese living in Hawaii would rise up against the United States when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The Japanese thought Hawaii should belong to them, and that could be traced back to at least the early 20th century. Kind of opened my eyes to why the Japanese thought they could pull off an attack on U.S. soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Why do you think we locked the japs up in camps? In case of an invasion, there was every reason to fear that the Japanese living in the USA would obey the Emperor. I would remind all here that the Japs, unlike the Germans or Italians, HAD a fleet that could mount an amphibious assault and could reach the USA in 42. Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 I agree with Karl, at least on the main reason that our government locked up a lot of Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor. While we may not have completely understood the Japanese living here, the government could not take the chance that they just might sympathize with the Emporer. Right or wrong, it was the best thing to do at the time. While it proved to be the wrong thing many years later, it still was right at the moment. At least the Germans living here then were not treated like the Japanese. But then they were treated badly in WW1, when we had to change the name of our community from Germantown to Schroeder. Why Schroeder, or the change anyway? Because we Germans living here then were like sheep---we did what the sheppard ordered. It mattered not that we German farmers were producing the food and fibre for our troops in France. We were Germans, and you could not trust a German. Really? But that's history, water under the bridge. But the name of my community remains Schroeder ---in honor of the first boy from here killed in France. It matters not that he was of German descent. In my time, I have plowed a lot of dirt. But not nearly as much as has been plowed by my government. One has to keep alert from being covered by it today. They are still plowing. fritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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