Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World Highlight

“Our rationale was we would lose all rights if the Germany-Italy-Japan fascist Axis powers were victorious. The menace of worldwide fascism was knocking at our nation’s doorstep. We had to do everything to ensure Allied victory,” recalled Yoneda in his memoir. “We had no choice but to accept the racist U.S. dictum at that time over Hitler’s ovens and Japan’s military rapists of Nanking. We would thrash out the question of our rights after victory.”