Yes, it seems quite a few people do not know about this. Also, I think I have heard that we also interned a few Europeans (Germans, Italians??). By few, probably less than 1,000, I am not sure.
On a related note, the local public radio station has been running a a series of one hour shows on this topic because of the anniversary of Executive order 9066 (Japanese internment). I heard one of the shows previously, and one thing I noticed is that all the people being interviewed were of Japanese descent, no 'opposing' view.
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Originally Posted by masraum
Interesting, I've done a fair amount of light reading and research (on the Internet) about the internment, and I've never heard of this. I suppose that's not surprising.
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Edit: For those who are interested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_German_Americans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Italian_Americans