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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, which sparks more hatredtowards Japanese.
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On this date, the United States and Great Britian declared war on Japan, a day after the bombing on Pearl Harbor.
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President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, stating that all persons of interest must be isolated into whatever place deems necassary.
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The War Relocation Authority (WRA) is created to evacuate people of Japanese ancestry living on the west coast.
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After D-Day on June 6th, more and more camps start to close as America starts to realize its mistakes, but not completely.
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All the Internment Camps have closed under the order of President Roosevelt.
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Evacuation Claims Act passed, giving internees until January 3,1950 to file claims against the government for damages to or loss of real or personal property consequence of the evacuation.
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Congress passes the McCarran Walter Act which allows Japanese aliens to become US citizens.
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President Gerald Ford signs “An American Promise,” which formally rescinds EO 9066 but contains no apology.
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Civil Liberties Act of 1988, signed by President Reagan and passed by Congress, provides for a Presidential apology to Japanese-American Internees.
