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Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawii, starting World War II. Website
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Roosevelt signed an Executive Order, Number 9066, which helped the government relocate 120,000 Japanese Americans to camps because they lived in areas that were considered high-risk targets.
Only he justified their action by claiming that there was a danger of those of Japanese descent spying for the Japanese. [Website](•http://www.ushistoryscene.com/uncategorized/february-19-1942-roosevelts-executive-order-9066-and-japanese-internment-during-world-war-ii/) -
General Douglas MacArthur abandons island Fortrss of Corregidur under order from President Roosevelt. Website
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First Civilian Exclusion Order issued in Bainbridye Isand area near Seattle. 45 families had a week to prepare. Website
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They were housed in barracks and had to use the barracks for washing, laundry and eating.
Some internees died from inadequate medical care and the high level of emotional stress they suffered. Website -
Their homes and businesses were abandoned and in many cases they lost everything. Website
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Camps were overcrowded and was poor to live in. they lived in tar paper-covered barracks without plumbing or cooking machines of any kind. They slept under as many blankets as they were allowed to have and the food was rationed out. Website
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"It was really cruel and harsh. To pack and evacuate in forty-eight hours was an impossibility. Seeing mothers completely bewildered with children crying from want and peddlers taking advantage and offering prices next to robbery made me feel like murdering those responsible without the slightest compunction in my heart."Joseph Yoshisuke Kurihara speaking of the Terminal Island evacuation. Website
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Germany signed an unconditional surrender to end the Earopean conflict of World War II. Website
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At 8:15 A.M. U.S. dropped an atomatic bomb on Hiroshimu, and killed 140,000 japanese people. Website
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U.S. bombs Nagasaki, killing 70,000 Japanese people. Website
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President Truman signed the Japanese american claims acts, which made the people of Japan were being removed form the Pacific Coast area during World War ll. Website
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The JACL wanted Congress to write a bill to award individual compensations. Website
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Representative Mike Lowry introduced the Japanese-American Human Rights violations Act to Congress. It said that $15,000 per victim plus $15 per day. Website
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Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) had a public hearing to investigation into the Japanese internment camps. Website
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Congress pay $20,000 to each person who spent time in the camps that was still alive. Website
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The law H.R.442 was signed by President Ronald Reagan. $20,000 to each surviving internee and $1.25 billion for education. Website
