The Internment of Japanese Americans in the US Solmari Solano P: 6/7

FDR’s Executive Order 9066 December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor-Japan launched an attack on the US Caused great fear about national security. February 1942: FDR’s Executive Order 9066. Relocating Japanese Americans to internment: disloyalty to US. (120,000) Objectives: Prevent espionage & protect Japs.

Internment Camps People placed in confinement during war Japs put in internment camps Feared they’d be loyal to Japan 62%: American citizens Regardless, you were still put in internment camps. Isolated deserts, harsh weather, barbed wires & guard towers

Home Raids After Pearl Harbor, FBI broke in homes of Issei Gov. froze assets Violated people’s rights Items/objects: special connection to Japan- “contraband” Contraband illegal: allegiance to enemy. They’d be arrested if caught with these.

Forced Evacuation 1st step: Registration Afterwards, Japs expected to follow strict rules Ordered to abandon home Assets whose weren’t frozen weren’t lot of time to sell businesses/property Belongings: let go at a fraction of their worth, if they could be sold at all Some Japs avoided by moving farther east.

Assembly Centers Evacuation: Japs took what they could carry. Each internee:Sent to one of the 16 assembly centers. From there, assigned to one of 10 internment camps. Stayed in animal stables and stalls Didn’t have roofs Health care, food, and general cleanliness were disgustingly low-quality.

Map of Relocation Centers

Communal Living Family members:separate barracks/separate camps. Internees were forced to share Used communal latrines Showers taken in open areas Sharing & terrible housing conditions: increase risk of sickness Medical care: Rare

Death Emotional stress Inadequate medical care By military guards for resisting orders, treason, or attempting to escape. Guards would face little consequence for killing.

442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team 1 way to escape: Enlist in 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team Most Japanese-American Saw it as opportunity to prove loyalty to America Classified as 4-C Showed bravery and are highly renowned to this day. During war: 650 died. 2000: Twenty of them received the Medal of Honor

Relocated to Japan 4,724 Japs relocated to Japan Citizens: 20 years old/younger Teachers: Read/write Japanese and to be proud of their heritage Transported from camps to ships and then overseas to Japan

Lack Of Remorse Last camp closed in March 1946 Anti-Japanese sentiment remained Internees who returned home: beaten & killed when getting assets Signs: “Japs” weren’t welcome They lost their belongings and their sense of belonging American government: Slow to admit mistake

Continued.. US apology: CLA of 1988 Paying reparations to each victim of internment No way to truly make up for the way Japanese Americans were treated during WWII More considerate of the rights for all Americans

3 Minute Video on Japanese Internment Camps

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