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Japanese Come To America
Japanese immigrate to the American West Coast. This is how the Japanese got introduced to the West Coast. -
Job Refusal For Japanese
Employers stop giving Japanese from getting jobs. They do this because they feel that they are taking jobs away from Americans. As a result many Japanese do not have jobs so they set up farms and shops. -
Japanese Disliking
The Americans don't like the Japanese in America. They think they are taking away jobs from Americans. -
Gentleman's Agreement
The U.S. and Japan come to an agreement to stop Japanese immigartion but with one acception. Japanese with family could come to America. This allowed more Japanese to come to America than before. -
Japanese Exclusion League
Business men on the West Coast form the Japanese Exclusion League. They exclude Japanese from certain areas such as pools and public spaces. -
Japanese Amereican Citizens League
The Japanese Americans form the Japanese American Citizens League [JACL] . This is a group that is for Japanese in America. -
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese suprise attack the naval fleet at Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declares war on Japan. Many Japanese Americans are interrogated to see if they are helping Japan. Some men are sent to prison. -
American Suspicion
Americans start to suspect Japanese for helping the Japanese Army. This is when some government officials want to send Japanese to Internment Camps. -
Internment Camps
General John L. DeWitt proposes the idea of internment camps for the Japanese Americans. This idea led to the Internment Camps in WWII. -
Japanese sent to Assembely Centers
Japanese are sent to Assembely Camps to wait before the Internment Camps are built.
