that there was significant occupation segregation for the Japanese American compared with the white workers. The occupational niches occupied by many Japanese American workers still reflect the past and present exclusion from other job categories. One of the clearest indicators of the continuing discrimination is the fact that the Japanese -American incomes are lower than they should be, given this group’s high level of education. A survey and calculation done by the US Commission on Civil Rights concluded that Japanese workers make only 88% of what they would be earning if they were white (Hohri 173). Discrimination is the likely reason. The Japanese-American internment during World War II in Topaz, Utah was a sobering experience for many of the Japanese who had moved to America in hopes of a better start. Although they had done nothing wrong, they were still thought of as conspiring with the enemies just because they were of a different race. Extreme senses of nationalism and “keeping America for Americans” was what fueled the hatred and the expulsion of the Japanese. The Japanese-Americans were exploited and forced into “relocation camps” during World War II all because the American government thought of them as a threat to American society, when really all they wanted was a piece of that American apple pie. ...
