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Or much more white. If you want to spot a German or Italian it was "listen to their accent". With the Japanese it was much more difficult because - to most Americans - all Asians look and sound alike. China was also an ally.

Massive anti-German campaign, yes. Widespread internment, no. During WWI Germans were required to register and subject to "papers please". Only the suspicious ones and troublemakers got locked up (less than 1% of the total).

*raises hand* People of German and Italian ancestry were also placed in camps. With them, internment was on a case-by-case basis and selective. Japanese internment was "too close to the West Coast and off to a camp you go". That 2/3 of them were US citizens just makes it worse. Not one of our...