"System Failure: Health-Care Deficiencies in the World War II Japanese American Detention Centers" by Gwenn N. Jensen, 1999

This paper investigates the severe shortcomings of the healthcare provided in the Japanese American internment camps during World War II. It critiques the War Relocation Authority’s (WRA) favorable self-assessment, highlighting that the camps were plagued by inadequate planning, insufficient medical supplies, overcrowding, and environmental hazards, all exacerbated by racial discrimination. These issues led to preventable illnesses and fatalities.

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Susan McKay papers, Collection No. 400036, Box 2, folder 13, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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