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Japanese Interment Camps
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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor: U.S. Enters WWII
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, 130 vessels of the U.S. Pacific Fleet lay anchored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. I, a Japanese, was sitting at home watching the news and then suddenly, two waves of Japanese planes, launched from six aircraft carriers, attacked the unsuspecting American forces. This had aired on the news in matter pof seconds. I was scared that they would accuse me. -
Give it all up
PropagandaFBI ordered all Japanese decent people, citizen or not, on the West Coast to turn in shortwave radios and cameras. They did not want us to have communication through radio and did not want us to have pictures as evidence of the event. I was terrified that I had to give upo my belongings that I had to work hard for. I am not a weathly citizen, just an average one living pay check to pay check. -
Stop and Freeze
No leavingThey suspected all Japanese people to be involved or connected to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. We were not allowed to travel anywhere because it would seem like we are trying to get away. -
Executive Order No. 9066
No. 9066On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 granting the War Department broad powers to create military exclusion areas. This was to intern Americans of Japanese descent which would be my family and I. By 1943, more than 110,000 Japanese Americans had been forced fro their homes and moved to camps in remove inland areas of the United States. I no longer had a home. -
Removal of 120,000+ Japanese Americans
Japanese AmericansWestern Defense Commander announced the completion of removal of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes. We were getting moved into camps to make sure we were not going to bomb anything. My family and I were scared. We told the children we were going on vacation. -
All-Japanese AMerican Combat Team
CombatSecretary of War Henry Stimson announced plans to form an all-Japanese American Combat team to be made up of volunteers from both the mainland and Hawaii. We were forced to volunteer in this Combat team that would be used for fighting. My father was seperated from us so he can serve Hawaii. We were not fatherless in this crutial time. -
Gila River Internment Camp
Internment CampMs. Eleanor Roosevelt spent a day at the Gila River Internment camp. Ms. Roosevelt visited this camp to make sure everything was running smoothly. She was checking on the staff who was keeping all the Japanese Americans in check. -
It's that day: D DAY
The DayD-Day
Americans received word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated in D-day--military jargon for the undisclosed time of a planned British, American, and Canadian action. During the night, over 5,300 ships and 11,000 planes had crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy. The goal of every soldier and civilian involved in that effort was to drive the German military back to Berlin by opening a western front in Europe. -
Korematsu v U.S
Korematsu v U.SKorematsu v U.S.: the U.S. Supreme Court rules that one group of citizens may be singled out and expelled from their homes and imprisoned for several years without trial, based solely on their ancestry. This was what was happening to us at the time. We were taken from our homes without any reason except that we were Japanese. -
Frees prisoners at Dachau Concentration Camps
Dachau Concentraction Camp442--All Japanese American Regiment frees prisoners at Dachau Concentration Camps. Some camps were freeing their prisoners at the time. Those were the lucky ones who were able to get out freely. We were not lucky enough to be freed like the others just yet. I am hoping that soon we will be let out. I want to go back to my home with my family. -
V-J Day
The last dayV-J Day. the day that the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allied forces, effectively ending World War II. The informal surrender occurred on August 14, 1945, followed by the formal surrender on September 2, 1945. We were all free at last. We returned to our lives but there will always be that scar that shows within us.
