Post by galvez on Nov 23, 2003 18:45:35 GMT -5
There is a lot of talk about the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, but no mention of the way Italian-Americans were treated.
Some facts, according to Joe Guzzardi of VDare.com:
"While the internment of Japanese Americans is well documented, much less publicized was that after the US declared war on Italy in 1941, the federal government classified 600,000 innocent Italians as 'internal enemies.'”
"In a particularly cruel irony, Italian Americans were prevented from visiting their sons who were serving in the US military and assigned to domestic military installations. During World War II, more than 500,000 Italian-Americans were in the US armed forces. Italians were one of the largest ethnic groups in the 12 million-strong US Army."
www.vdare.com/guzzardi/italians.htm
Some of the Italian-American readers may find this article a good read. I was surprised to find out about the enormous contributions of Italian-Americans to the WWII effort.
Some facts, according to Joe Guzzardi of VDare.com:
"While the internment of Japanese Americans is well documented, much less publicized was that after the US declared war on Italy in 1941, the federal government classified 600,000 innocent Italians as 'internal enemies.'”
"In a particularly cruel irony, Italian Americans were prevented from visiting their sons who were serving in the US military and assigned to domestic military installations. During World War II, more than 500,000 Italian-Americans were in the US armed forces. Italians were one of the largest ethnic groups in the 12 million-strong US Army."
www.vdare.com/guzzardi/italians.htm
Some of the Italian-American readers may find this article a good read. I was surprised to find out about the enormous contributions of Italian-Americans to the WWII effort.
