Several examples in popular culture highlight the internment.

Snow Falling On Cedars, David Guterson's classic courtroom drama about two WWII heroes, one Japanese American, one German American whoes destinies become intermingled when the German American is found dead, and the Japanese American is wrongfully blamed for his murder.

Come See the Paradise, Hollywood drama starring Dennis Quaid, where two star-crossed lovers, one white (Quaid), the other Japanese American, try to find and hold onto love in the midst of racism and the ordeal of the internment camps. For an introspective on this movie click HERE