bcornel comments

yes, america has never treated immigrants very well at all, despite the fact that practically all americans are actually descended from immigrates themselves. the placing of japanese-americans in those camps during the 1940s is a shameful chapter in our history. most of the camps were in the western united states, but i grew up in arkansas where two of the camps were located. the camp at jerome was all but destroyed in the 1970s. the other camp, the one at rhower has had part of its history preserved. there's even a museum in nearby mcgehee devoted to preserving memories of the camp. southern arkansas might not have been as harsh as the camps in the western u.s., but the mosquitoes and humidity didn't make it an ideal place either.