Reddit reviews Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience

For those unaware (note: I'm only familiar with the U.S. history version; I'm unfamiliar with the treatment of Japanese in other countries):

• In the United States, Japanese-Americans across the country were forced to relocate to the west, to concentration camps in isolated and desert areas. Japanese-Americans were given, at most, six days to pack what they can and move. They sold their houses and belongings; some giving it to their neighbors on the promise that "they'll be back soon".
  
• Many Asian-Americans were terrified of being labeled as "Japanese". Many felt the need to clearly and physically label themselves as non-Japanese Asians to escape the discrimination and camps. Japanese-Americans could not freely admit their ethnicity, without fear of being discriminated against.
  
• These camps were hastily put together, providing very poor and dirty conditions. Being located in a desert, many Japanese-Americans felt isolated and alone. Many died of illnesses from lacking proper medical care and nutrition. Some died from allergies.
  
• In these camps, Japanese media was often censored, out of fear and misunderstanding that they were collaborating against the U.S.
  
• Here are some anti-Japanese propaganda posters produced in the U.S. Notice how the Japanese are dehumanized as evil and monkey-like demon people. Posters and attitudes like these made it easy to justify killing Japanese enemy soldiers without remorse. And to treat them as subhumans.
  
• Many young people lost their chance at education or had to stop their education. Men were forced to enlist and took "loyalty" surveys that were skewed in favor of the government. Many of these surveys asked "Will you serve the U.S. army?" If answered "no", these men were marked as traitors. Literal traps with no way out.
  
• After the end, very few people received reparations–reparations, which, did not cover even a fraction of what they lost (belongings, homes, businesses, farms, lives, time, trauma, etc.). Many lost it all.
  
  If you're going to use a slur, then learn the history associated with it. I recommend reading Only What We Could Carry for personal accounts on those who resided in the camps, among other accounts.
  
  If any of this information is unfamiliar, I'm sorry that the American public education system has failed you. The topic of Japanese internment camps is rarely brought up or expanded upon in public classrooms. Unsurprising, considering the U.S. heralds itself as the swoop-in "hero" of WWII. There is a serious issue of the "bad" history being pushed out of the classrooms.