On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbour was struck, officially bringing the United States into World War II. As it was the Japanese who struck, many people of Japanese descent were forced into strict rules.
Curfews were enforced, enlistment was denied, and there were even attempts to send them off to internment camps; however, Japanese American businesses were heavily relied on by the country, thus, they couldn’t be sent away. |
And in addition to all these rules, the Japanese Americans had to endure many insults and people who questioned their patriotism. This continued even though the Japanese in their presence did nothing to harm the country.
After suffering through two years of this humiliation, the U.S. Army finally dropped its enlistment ban allowing the Japanese to join the war and prove themselves |