The Facts: Japanese American imprisonment of WWII - Was this taught in school?

New borders of countries, the fall of governments, talking behind backs, espionage, carnage. What rages on in the European front of World War II presents scenes never seen before, scarring to the eye. Amusement grows in world leaders wanting more power, while faltering, lost hope plagues those leaders who have been affected. Yet, only one front of this battle is the European front. All was fairly uneventful in the Pacific.

Surprise.

Pearl Harbor's sky turns into a ball of AA fire with attacks from the Japanese force seeming no end. A partially successful bombing run damages half of the US battleships but fails to destroy the workings of the base. All in all, US leaders are flabbergasted by the Japanese attack being nearly 4000 miles from the mainland. US Pacific fleets are rebuilt quickly, due to no repair yards being targeted.

Then, a suspenseful false message is sent from the base at Midway - saying that it is short of fresh water. A tense fear overcomes as the Japanese forces attempt to secretly confirm their attack in response to the false message - intercepted. US carriers Yorktown`, Hornet, and Enterprise prepare to meet the Japanese carriers Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu, and Akagi.

With the resounding victory over Midway, all 4 Japanese carriers are out of commission with the loss of a destroyer and Yorktown. From island to island that the US Pacific fleet will land on, they will score slow victories over victories until the bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to the surrender of Japan.

Despite the victory...there was also a tragedy. A Japanese-American mass imprisonment.

On the day of attack itself, 1000 Japanese-Americans perish to the FBI as they are arrested with no reason, a month later to be doomed to an inland prison camp. February 19, 1942 comes around...nearly 2 and a half months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Executive Order 9066 is signed into play, attempting to prevent Japanese espionage on the West Coast. The importance? Suffering. Pain. Blame. A mass violation of human rights.

6 days only, people were given to pack and leave for the camps. Atrocious portrayals of Japanese-American citizens plague these concentrated populations and mini "cities", or internment camps. Remote areas, buildings not for humans, all turned into the cities that held lives of Japanese-Americans for 3 to 4 years. No more pay than an Army private, a sole 4000 of all allowed to leave for college, no matter your jobs - doctor, mechanics, and teachers.

For 3 or more years. Away from home. Yet, is this taught about thoroughly in school? This is truly American history that has been overlooked which has shaped the grave results of war, not only to service persons, but the people. Those who lived and were affected through the workings of this setback of human rights are part of the country's history, though it may be bad.

{OPINION} These are not taught about thoroughly. Only a trickle of instances concerning this problem are bound to show in many schools across the country because of this overlooked problem and high action of the Pacific island-hopping campaign. As evidenced by this, anti-AAPI sentiment did or had already started by Executive Order 9066. AAPI is American history - Asian American Pacific Islander history is American history as well.

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation#:~:text=Japanese%20internment%20camps%20were%20established,be%20incarcerated%20in%20isolated%20camps.