December 7, 1941

injustice

FBI Arrests Issei Community Leaders

Within hours of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the FBI began arresting more than 1,200 Issei community leaders-Buddhist priests, language teachers, and businessmen-detaining them without charge under pre-drawn 'custodial detention' lists.

Sources

  1. encyclopedia.densho.org encyclopedia.densho.org/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
  2. nps.gov nps.gov/articles/historyinternment.htm