Japanese American Internment Research Paper

I strongly disagree with the internment of Japanese-Americans because it was unconstitutional, the Japanese-Americans showed loyalty by volunteering to fight in the 442nd combat team, and because of the hypocrisy of the situation.

How would you feel if one day you were told to leave your whole life behind to live in captivity just because people halfway across the world did something wrong? This horror story was all too true for the thousands of Japanese Americans alive during World War II. Almost overnight, thousands of proud Japanese Americans living on the west coast were forced to leave their homes and give up the life they knew. The United States government was not justified in the creation of Japanese internment camps because it stripped law-abiding American citizens of their rights out of unjustified fear. Furthermore, the United States should do more to compensate the families of those impacted by internment because the recompense provided initially was minimal and should be considered an affront to the memory of the victims.

February 19, 1942. About two months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the legal internment of Americans with Japanese ancestry living on the west coast. FDR and the U.S. Army claimed it was out of military necessity and to defend California, Oregon, and Washington from another Japanese attack. There were no exceptions. Lawyers, doctors, business people, and even wounded Japanese American war veterans were sent to internment camps (Marrin 97-98). By the end of the roundup, over 120,000 Japanese-Americans were sent away from their homes and communities, and were not released until after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan marking the end of the

The Japanese Canadian Internment was a horrible time for Japanese Canadians because they were considered dangerous and spies. Why? It was because the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor.

The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII was not justified. After Pearl Harbor, many Americans were scared of the Japanese Americans because they could sabotage the U.S. military. To try and solve the fear President Franklin D Roosevelt told the army in Executive order 9066 to relocate all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. They were relocated to detention centers in the desert. Many of them were in the detention centers for three years.

In conclusion, overall this was a horrible event in American history, it involved lot’s of racial prejudice and the misuse of federal power. Hopefully the american government will learn from their mistake and never due this dastardly act again. In order to understand Japanese internment it is was necessary to examine Japanese Americans’ lives before,during and after internment: what they dealt with, how it affected them, and how they moved

This letter was another one of the corresponding messages between Miss Breed and Louise Ogawa dating back to September 27, 1942 and sent from the Santa Anita Interment Camp, a racetrack center turned Japanese relocation site during World War II (“700 S.F. Japanese Assemble”). The letter was written by Lousie Ogawa with a personal touch, a letter seemingly written by a friend for another. The purpose of her letter was to thank Miss. Breed for her interest in her life within the internment camp and from there Ogawa moves on to answering questions that were previously addressed to her in a past letter. Such as the materials provided to them within the camp, what she misses about her previous life, and her sources of entertainment within the camp.

Japanese internment camps made us question who was really an American and it relates to today’s issues. Internment camps were similar to concentration camps or prison and Japanese-Americans were put into them. Even though they were considered Americans, they were still treated unfairly by other Americans. So who is American? In my opinion, the Japanese were still trying to show that they were Americans. They were complying with people putting them into the internment camps and they burned all of their heritage. Honestly, they were not doing anything un-American, but, because of their race, they were targeted. Arresting someone based on race is not constitutional, but we still see it today. Latinos are being discriminated because people

After the Pearl Harbor attack, the United States was very angry at Japan for the tragic bombing and killing thousands of citizens. They were also scared that Japan would carry out another attack on the country. As a result of mixed emotions the United States, lead by president Franklin Roosevelt decided that internment would be the best option for the nation to feel at ease and not be angry anymore. This meant that all Japanese Americans who live on the West Coast would be confined into camps with each other. More than 20 years later, in February 1983, Congress released a report written on internment and on the war. This report, “Personal Justice Denied: The Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians’’, focused on what had lead up to the decision to intern Japanese Americans and what happened afterward. In an excerpt released from the report reads, “Widespread ignorance of Japanese Americans contributed to a policy conceived in haste and executed in an atmosphere of fear and anger at Japan” (Document F). In other words, the idea of interning Japanese Americans came from fear and anger. This was an emotional decision, not a strategic one because Japanese Americans were not a danger to the United States and the citizens. Above all, the internment of Japanese Americans in 1942 was an emotional decision done out of fear and

Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II. Their crime? Being of Japanese ancestry. In 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor close to Honolulu, Hawaii This then caused World War II. The United State’s government then built isolation camps and made the japanese citizens stay in these camps. The Japanese- American Internment Camps impacted United States history through the rupture of the United States government and japanese citizens. The Japanese American Internment camps had a big impact on the United States because it caused separation between Japan and the United States (Daine 8,9).

The U.S government used racist and unconstitutional reasons to intern the Japanese-Americans. The U.S. government incarcerated over 110,000 men, women, and children of Japanese descent, regardless of citizenship, because Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor (Estes). This demonstrates how the Japanese were interned purely based on their background. Some had never even been to Japan. In the early 1900's, increased racism resulted in Japanese children being segregated from American students in public schools in California ("Japanese Internment in America"). This demonstrates how the Japanese experienced discrimination even before the Executive Order 9066. There was not a single documented case of espionage carried out by a Japanese-American citizen (Estes). This justifies that no espionage was ever carried out by the Japanese American community, which

If I was alive during the 1940’s when the Japanese-American Internment happened, I would be really shocked, but obviously more scared. Honestly, I would have tried to get my family together and tried to live our lives low key. There really much, me as a teenager, would be able to do. I just be hoping that if one day, I had a friend sent to an internment camp, that they would be safe and live for longer years. If I saw or heard that one of my close friends were sent to an internment camp and I would never see them again, I would be really depressed and most likely tear up. I would lose all of my trust and respect for the government doing this to people living in America and especially if they are U.S citizens. I would feel really betrayed and

The Internment Camps were simply war camps to protect the United States from any terror attacks. The internment Camps affected the United States by putting Japanese-American citizens in camps and showing a very dark side of the United States. It all started with the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7th, 1941. You could say the United States was beyond furious with the actions of Japan. Which clearly set off the government. President Roosevelt signed off on the Executive Order 9066 in February of 1942. The Executive Order 9066 made it mandatory for all Japanese ancestry citizens to evacuate the West Coast. Over 120,000 people were put in Internment Camps. After the order was given, people were given a week to register otherwise authorities

We do not forgive easily. After World War II, our fear and resentment of Japan was strong in our hearts, as approximately 106,207 Americans were murdered and 248,316 Americans were wounded or declared missing by the hands of the Japanese. Even after the dust settled between our people, America never forgave Japan for their stubborn refusal to surrender and needless desire to drag on the war in hopes of negotiable bargains that would profit the cities of Japan. With Japanese American citizens in the heart of our country, President Roosevelt, clouded with war hysteria and racial discrimination against those with Japanese ancestry, he ordered Executive Order 9066 which resulted in the internment of Japanese American citizens. Many Americans felt that this order would protect America from Japanese espionage and attacks on our nation, but the Executive Order 9066 ushered an unjust wave of misinformation and insinuations to develop in

Japanese internment camps are an unfortunate part of history, but how did it start? These camps started in World War II when the Japanese bombed America, and killed many Americans.The Americans were afraid that the Japanese would come to bomb them again,so they took harsh actions.