WW2 Japanese Internment Camps

The article was interesting. I haven't really ever delved into the subject of the Japanese concentration camps, so my knowledge is slightly limited. It seems as though it isn't really a subject that comes up in conversations often, so I doubt I'm alone in my lack of information. I can only guess as to the reason for it, however. It's not exactly a bright, shining moment of American compassion and understanding. It's something we (as a country, not as an individual) should be ashamed of, so we rarely speak of it as if to cover up the shame.
It is without a doubt that the whole ordeal spawned of a fear that gripped the US population. Fear of the unknown, fearing the absolute worst case scenario, fear of a threat that wasn't ever there at all. In times of war everyone is tense and on their toes, looking for an enemy to direct their hatred towards. In this case, it was the local Japanese Americans. Why? Because we're at war with the country they were descended from. How does that make any sense? It doesn't, seeing as how they were actual citizens, while German POW's were treated better in every sense than the Japanese people actually living and being productive here. It all comes down to an unfounded hatred and fear of what people don't know about. They were all worried about how the harder-working, more efficient Japanese were taking their jobs. It came down to jealousy, and jealousy breeds fear and hatred.
So I did feel a slight tinge of frustration at the American population. Who couldn't see past the haze of their own fear, and have the ability to realize there was nothing to be fearful of. There was no enemy on their land, only fellow citizens of a different background.