Japanese Internment

Japanese internment is a term generally used to refer to one or both of the following events:

  • Japanese American internment, the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II
  • Japanese Canadian internment, the internment of Japanese Canadians in Canada during World War II

Famous quotes containing the word japanese:

    “In fact, the whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.... The Japanese people are ... simply a mode of style, an exquisite fancy of art.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)