Camp

Japanese Camps

  • Peral Harbor Bombing

    Peral Harbor Bombing
  • Period: to

    Time of the Camps

  • Executive order 9066 Issued by U.S. government

    Executive order 9066 Issued by U.S. government
    In 1989 George Bush Sr. signed a bill authorizing payments to be paid out to Japanese Americans who had reletives in the camps.
  • General John L. Dewitt issues public proclimation No.1

    Creates military areas for internment camps.
  • Manzanar California

    Manzanar California
  • Minou Yasui

    Goes to police station at 11:20 to test curfew regulations.
  • Poston Arizona

    Poston Arizona
  • Gila River Arizona

    Gila River Arizona
  • Minidpka Indiana

    Minidpka Indiana
  • Heart Mountain Wyoming

    Heart Mountain Wyoming
  • Amachie Colorado

    Amachie Colorado
  • Rohwer Arizona

    Rohwer Arizona
  • Jeron Arizona

    Jeron Arizona
  • 43 Japanese Soldiers

    43 Japanese American soldiers are arrested for refusing to participate in combat training.
  • Jerome AR closes

    First Camp to close
  • Amanche CO Closes

  • Minidpka Indiana Closes

  • Gila River AZ Closes

  • Heart Mountain WY Closes

  • Manzanar CA Closes

  • Poston Closes