Legacy Of Japanese Internment

After the attack on the Pearl Harbor in 1941, a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy air service, United States was thrilled and it provoked World War II. Two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. President FDR ordered all Japanese-Americans regardless of their loyalty or citizenship, to evacuate the West Coast. This resulted over 127,000 people of Japanese descent relocate across the country in the Japanese Internment camps. Many of them were American Citizens but their crime was being of Japanese ancestry. They were forced to evacuate their homes and leave their jobs and in some cases family members were separated and put into different internment camps. There were ten internment camps were placed in “California, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, and Arkansas”(History.com). However, until the camps were fully build, the Japanese people were held in temporary centers. In addition, almost two-thirds of the interns were Japanese Americans born in the United States and It made no difference that many of them had never even been to Japan. Also, Japanese-American veterans of World War I were forced to leave their homes and relocate in the internment camps. Japanese families in internment camps dined together, children were expected to attend school, and adults had the option of working for earning $5 per day. The United States government hoped that the internment camps could make it self-sufficient by farming to produce food.

Shortly after the first bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, the American people’s fear of the Japanese grew dramatically, especially for those Japanese living in America. Almost every Japanese American was seen as a threat to the country. On February 19th, 1942, Executive Order 9066 was issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, authorizing the relocation of Japanese Americans to camps further inland. Over 175,000 Japanese Americans were affected in some way by the order, even though more than 70,000 of them were born in the United States and were American citizens. The common perspective of the American people was shown through their use of the expression “A Jap’s a Jap,” virtually destroying the thought that any

When Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942,1 thousands of Japanese-American families were relocated to internment camps in an attempt to suppress supposed espionage and sabotage attempts on the part of the Japanese government. Not only was this relocation based on false premises and shaky evidence, but it also violated the rights of Japanese-Americans through processes of institutional racism that were imposed following the events of Pearl Harbor. Targeting mostly Issei and Nisei citizens, first and second generation Japanese-Americans respectively,2 the policy of internment disrupted the lives of families, resulting in a loss of personal property, emotional distress,

Japanese internment camps from 1942 to 1946 were an exemplification of discrimination, many Japanese Americans were no longer accepted in their communities after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. They were perceived as traitors and faced humiliation due to anti-Japanese sentiment causing them to be forced to endure several hardships such as leaving behind their properties to go an imprisoned state, facing inadequate housing conditions, and encountering destitute institutions. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941 (Why I Love a Country that Once Betrayed Me). This led president Roosevelt to sign the executive order 9066, which authorized the army to remove any individual that seemed as a potential threat to the nation (“Executive Order 9066”) This order allowed the military to exclude “‘any or all persons from designated areas, including the California coast.”’ (Fremon 31). Many Japanese opposed to leave the Pacific Coast on their own free will (Fremon 24) . Japanese Americans would not be accepted in other areas if they moved either.Idaho’s governor stated, Japanese would be welcomed “only if they were in concentration camps under guard”(Fremon 35). The camps were located in Arizona, Arkansas, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and California where thousands of Japanese Americans eventually relocated. (“Japanese Americans at Manzanar”) The internment lasted for 3 years and the last camp did not close until 1946. (Lessons Learned: Japanese Internment During WW2)

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, many people were dubious towards many Japanese-Americans and believed they were working with Japan. With this, on February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066, moving several Japanese-Americans into concentration camps, calling it a “military necessity” (Ewers 1). When this happened, many Japanese-Americans lost everything they had owned such as houses, farms, and their rights as American citizens.

While many Americans of the time would argue that any Japanese-looking person could have been dangerous and anti-America, in reality, the U.S. simply hated Japan and their culture which was shown through societal racism. Firstly, a document published in 1942, states, “All Japanese look very much alike to a white person-it is hard for us to distinguish between them… Many Japanese-Americans have been educated in Japan. Many, believers in Shintoism, worship the Emperor and regard his orders as superior to any loyalty they may owe the United States.” (Document H). Clearly, many white Americans felt that internment could be justified by the fact that it was hard to tell which Japanese-looking people were pro Japan and which were pro United States, therefore meaning that they should all be held captive. These Americans misunderstand the situation by getting the false impression that

     For over a century, the United States has been one of the most powerful and influential states on the globe. However, every nation has made mistakes in its past. Throughout our country’s history, certain groups have had to endure horrible injustices: the enslavement of African-Americans, the removal of Native Americans, and discrimination against immigrants, women, homosexuals, and every other minority. During World War II, the government crossed the line between defending the nation and violating human rights, when it chose to relocate Japanese residents to internment camps. The actions taken by the U.S. government against Japanese Americans and Japanese living in the

The government's actions were in fact persuaded by war hysteria. A racist is usually known as a person who judges people of another race or ethnicity in bad ways. According to the Munson Report, there really was no “Japanese Problem on the Coast” (Munson 2). It was easy to be put on the “suspect list” due to physical appearance, in each naval district there were at least 250 to about 300 Japanese-Americans under surveillance due to their appearance. It was easy to be watched just by race, or saying somewhat something about Japan .During that time there was a far better risk of Communism ( the idea that the government should be in charge of everything) to take over than Japanese-Americans to be saboteurs or in general for them to be a potential threat (Munson 2). Also the NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) suggested that there was a greater risk of Germans and Italians on the West Coast, rather than Japanese-Americans. (Howard 3). The Japanese- Americans were not a potential threat to the United States during World War II. Putting them into internment camps was being racist toward their whole ethnic

During World War II, approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent who lived on the Pacific Coast of the US were sent to internment camps after the bombing at Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7th, 1941. American citizens made up 62% of those who were interned. And even though these American citizens were being unconstitutionally blocked off from the rest of society, the majority of these citizens still declared that they remained forever loyal to America. Some of the recollections left behind by the internees of their experiences at these camps include letters to their loved ones, diaries, pictures, and even full plays. And while living in often cramped, and poorly maintained conditions, the internees still tried to lead normal lives

Humanity has seen great horrors throughout the course of history, one them being the Holocaust during World War II. As we look down upon the Germans of that time, the U.S. had their very own holocaust. President Roosevelt issued the Executive Order #9066 on February 19, 1942, which allowed the relocation of tens and thousands of Japanese Americans to internment camps, stripping them of their rights; the reason being that these U.S. citizens were of Japanese descent. There are other possible reasons Japanese were sent to these camps, such as being secure after the attack on Pearl Harbor; however, social and racial attitudes was most significant because Japan attacked, and there was a war going on, so what chances are there that more Japanese won’t follow, whereas the other two were formed from that discrimination and racism.

During the late 1930s and early 1940s the world was in disarray, the Germans attacked the Polish igniting World War II. The Japanese General of the Imperial Army allied with the Axis, and was directly responsible for the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This completely altered American citizens’ outlook on Japanese-Americans and led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s retort of signing the Executive Order 9066.CITATION Wor12 \l 1036 (World War Two - Japanese Internment Camps in the USA) This order placed all citizens of the United States of Japanese descent into Internment Camps, essentially segregating them from the rest of the U.S. It became a very dim time for

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the United States naval base. This attack known as “The attack on Pearl Harbor“ instilled fear into the United States. The United States and their people racially profiled all the Japanese Americans over fear. President Roosevelt decided to sign executive order 9066 as a way to lead the Japanese into incarceration.

Was the Japanese internment necessary? This question is seldom asked because, from today’s perspective, this act seems cruel and discriminatory. America didn’t mindlessly incarcerate Japanese in Internment camps since one has to remember the context of this time. There was the possibility of spies like the ones that gave away the location of our ships in Hawaii and a general fear of saboteurs which caused the Japanese internment to be necessary for our safety and eventually theirs if our citizens got to the point of lashing out against the Japanese.

According to the Japanese internment background, after Pearl Harbor was bombed, Japanese Americans were broken down into several categories based on how far the generation was separated from Japanese citizenship. I disagree because the movement was wrong, they didn't give any sort of education for the children for at least one or two years. There weren't enough doctors or medicine to take care of the people's needs. Once the war was over many people were released from the camp and did not have homes to return to because theirs were destroyed or taken over by strangers.

BAM!! Suddenly, you’re awake. There’s a loud knock at your front door. Curious and a little scared, you walk down stairs and open the door to find the US Military. Before you even get out the word “Hello”, they force their way into your home, and tell you two things: One, you need to pack only what you can carry on your person. Two, you need to come with them, and failure to do so will result with punishment. No goodbyes to your family. No time to secure your house, business, or finances. While this may seem like a nightmare, this happened to several thousand Japanese Americans after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.