Su suggerimento di @Johnny Derp.

 

Gli Stati Uniti, soprattutto a seguito dei fatti di Pearl Harbor, presero e rinchiusero parte della popolazione statunitense di origine giapponese.

“During my childhood, my family and I were interned in Rohwer prison camp in the swamps of southeast Arkansas because we looked like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor. My friends at Arkansas State Univ. are working hard to make sure history is not forgotten. They just launched a wonderful website on Rohwer; I’m honored to provide an audio intro. Check it out here:http://rohwer.astate.edu/“

Q: I’ve always wondered, were the U.S. prison camps harsh or cruel in any way? I tried googling it once but only found minimal information about it.

It’s not just the prison camps itself. The aftermath of their release was met with considerable backlash and resentment. In many cases, the internees’ homes and businesses had been vandalized or taken over by others. The government estimated that these people’s financial losses amassed to $400,000,000 (in 2009, that’s roughly equal to $5,219,852,760.80.

At any rate, after the war most families never spoke about their imprisonment. “There were no complaints, no big rallies or demands for justice because it was not the Japanese way.”

Un paio di link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans

http://rohwer.astate.edu/

http://www.artbychiz.com/campdays_docs/campdays01.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3gdlyz/i_had_no_idea_george_takei_and_his_family_were/