Why were japanese-americans sent to concentration camps while german-americans were...

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Most Japanese that were interned were from the West coast of the U.S. There was a fear that since that part of the States is closer to Asia, they would conspire with relatives to attack U.S. targets on the mainland.
 
It was Japan, not Germany, that drew America into the war by attacking Pearl Harbor. The attack was made before any declaration of war was made by Japan, and while peace negotiations were going on in between the U.S. and Tokyo.

On the other hand, the internment was way too broad, and it wouldn't surprise me if racial discrimination wasn't one (unspoken) factor.
 
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