Japanese Americans faced stereotypes, laws that targeted them, and were denied the right to live the American dream. Given the tragedy of Pearl Harbor, we cannot target Americans for a tragedy in which they were not involved and send them to burial camps. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, but Japanese Americans pledged their loyalty to America, faced racial discrimination, and were deprived of their constitutional rights. The United States should not place people of Japanese ancestry in internment camps. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor. Some might say that Japanese Americans were spies for Japan and would pledge their loyalty to Japan. However, the majority of Japanese Americans pledged their loyalty to America, because of the opportunities America provided them (Grapes 12). Yoshiko Uchida, a Japanese American, her father was very grateful for America and its opportunities, which she explained: "My father treasured copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the United States, and on holidays he hung with great pride a huge American flag on our porch, even though at the time that country declared first-generation Japanese immigrants to be "aliens ineligible for citizenship” (Grapes 14). » This quote describing his father shows how Japanese Americans were proud to live in America, even though they could not be considered citizens since they were not born in America, they treated the America as if it were their homeland. The level of gratitude they had for living in America was extremely high and they wanted to show their appreciation. Yoshiko's father treasures the copies of the Constitution and...... middle of papers ......o the internment camps, considering what they have already done to them. By denying them three of their constitutional rights, given that the majority of the country is made up of citizens, it would be wrong to send them to these internment camps, denying them even more of their rights. The United States should not place people of Japanese ancestry in internment camps. . There is logical reasoning for not placing these men, women and children in internment camps, when their rights have already been violated in the documents that founded our country, pledged their loyalty to America and were discriminated against by their neighbors and the government. . Japanese Americans have suffered enough and should not be further punished for a crime they did not commit. Placing these citizens in internment camps would be a mistake on the part of the US government.