Japanese in the United States During WWII
During WWII while the United States was at war with Gemany and Japan, Japanese citizens living in America faced extreme racism. People of Japanese desent were all suspected to be spies during the war. As a result of this suspicion all Japanese people were herded together and placed in internment camps.
On February 19t, 1942, President Roosevelt signed and order that would establish ten internment camps that would hold over 110,000 Japanese-Americans.
Japanese peple being taken to camps would be permitted to take only that which they could carry and were given only a two day notice before they were taken to the internment camps. Life in internment camps was not easy. Temperatures during the days were close to 100 degrees, due to the fact that the camps were placed in deserts and temperatures dropped to below thirty degrees at night.
Many people in the camps died because of poor medical care or due to stress. Several were killed because they allegedly resisted military guards.
"Imagine that one day you received notice that you and your whole family must be ready to move within 48hours. You could take only the possessions you could carry and no one would tell you when you would be permitted to return home. Sound like a bad dream? This happened to over 100,000 United States citizens and legal residents during World War II. Your job is to find out why."
~ Martha Daly
The United States was criticized for pursuing the same actions as the actions of Germany and its allies.
On February 19t, 1942, President Roosevelt signed and order that would establish ten internment camps that would hold over 110,000 Japanese-Americans.
Japanese peple being taken to camps would be permitted to take only that which they could carry and were given only a two day notice before they were taken to the internment camps. Life in internment camps was not easy. Temperatures during the days were close to 100 degrees, due to the fact that the camps were placed in deserts and temperatures dropped to below thirty degrees at night.
Many people in the camps died because of poor medical care or due to stress. Several were killed because they allegedly resisted military guards.
"Imagine that one day you received notice that you and your whole family must be ready to move within 48hours. You could take only the possessions you could carry and no one would tell you when you would be permitted to return home. Sound like a bad dream? This happened to over 100,000 United States citizens and legal residents during World War II. Your job is to find out why."
~ Martha Daly
The United States was criticized for pursuing the same actions as the actions of Germany and its allies.