2 . ▁However , ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁with ▁the ▁W RA ▁he ▁raised ▁w ages ▁for ▁intern ed ▁Japanese ▁Americans , ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁American ▁Cit iz ens ▁League ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁inter ne e ▁advis ory ▁council , ▁initi ated ▁a ▁student ▁leave ▁program ▁for ▁college - age ▁N ise i , ▁and ▁pet ition ed ▁Congress ▁to ▁create ▁programs ▁for ▁post war ▁re h abil itation . ▁He ▁also ▁pushed ▁Ro ose vel t ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁public ▁statement ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁loyal ▁N ise i ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁en list ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁property ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁disp la ced ▁Japanese ▁Americans , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁overcome ▁opposition ▁to ▁these ▁propos als . ▁Eisen h ower ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁D illon ▁S . ▁My er , ▁who ▁would ▁run ▁the ▁W RA ▁until ▁its ▁dissol ution ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁their ▁West ▁Coast ▁homes ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁temporary ▁" assembly ▁cent ers " ▁( run ▁by ▁a ▁separate ▁military ▁body , ▁the ▁W art ime ▁Civil ian ▁Control ▁Administration ) ▁over ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ; ▁My er ' s ▁primary ▁responsibility ▁upon ▁taking ▁the ▁position ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁planning ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁permanent ▁rep lac ements ▁for ▁the ▁W CC A ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁Selection ▁of ▁camp ▁sites ▁The ▁W RA ▁considered ▁ 3 0 0 ▁potential ▁sites ▁before ▁sett ling ▁on