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In the mid 20th century, the peace and tranquility of post-World War 1 was shattered as the first Japanese bomb landed on Pearl Harbor, and set off a time bomb for the innocent Japanese Americans. Even before Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were looked down on in the United States, and for 3 main reasons; the Japanese American men were taking jobs from other white men, they were another drain on the economy, and also for simple culture differences. Japanese men were taking jobs from white men, making it harder for them to get a job and support their families. Some people saw the number of Japanese Americans and regarded them as a drain on the countries economy, which just recovered from the Great Depression. The Japanese culture was uniquely different from Americans, but scared some people who saw change, or being different as a bad thing. Japanese Americans were unjustly segregated by racist white Americans who were scared of Japanese Americans taking their jobs, they were worried about the economical drain of immigrants, and they were also scared of their different culture and its influences on change. Constantly people have been segregated as peo