Facilitating Injustice: The Complicity of Social Workers in Japanese American Incarceration Test Bank

A Critical Examination of Social Work’s Role in Japanese American Incarceration

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, marking the beginning of the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans. Social workers played a crucial role in this federal program, vetting, registering, and counseling affected individuals, and staffing departments within concentration camps.

The Conflict Between Professional Functions and Social Justice

Facilitating Injustice reconstructs the forgotten history of social work’s complicity in the incarceration of Japanese Americans, highlighting the tension between the profession’s value base and its enabling of injustice. This text serves as a resource for students and scholars of immigration, ethnic studies, and social welfare policy/history.

Key Takeaways and Insights

• The role of social workers in facilitating the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans
• The conflict between social work’s value base and its professional functions
• The importance of examining social work’s approaches, practices, and policies in today’s society

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