Question

What are similarities between the treatment of Japanese Americans during WWII and European Jews during WWII?

Answer 1

Japanese Americans were sent to concentration camps in the desert & were treated as subhuman.

"P.S. No water on Sundays. Very very inconvenient..." - Letter from a young Japanese American girl to her friend

European Jews were sent not only to concentration camps but also death camps & were treated even WORSE. They were starved to the point that, upon rescue, they were too weak to even smile in gratitude, had to RE-LEARN how to eat, & the grown men wept with joy upon seeing a hot meal, saying they couldn't even remember the last time they had a hot meal. Those who died were buried in mass graves & the stench of death was SO bad the rescuers had to wear gas masks.

Answer 2

Hi there! Answer down below!

Step-by-step explanation:

Historians compare the treatment of European Jews to Japanese Americans because of two major factors. The first is that they were put in concentration camps. They had to work and many of them died. Another factor is there were many hate crimes against Japanese Americans and the government did not acknowledge it. This is why the two events are compared.