The Internment of Japanese Americans

The story of relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII

Executive Order 9066 & 9102• Issued by FDR• 9066 allowed

for creation of military zones

• 9102 created War Relocation Authority to move Japanese

Why?• People are suspicious and

fearful of the Japanese after Pearl Harbor.

Where were the camps?• The camps were

located in the interior of the country.

• People of Japanese decent were moved from the west coast.

What were the camps like?• Barracks style housing.• Overcrowded• Set-up like a town• Kids went to school• Adults worked in some type of job.• Overall, conditions were not very good,

but they were livable.

Results of the Internment• Around 120,000

Japanese were moved to camps.

• Camps closed in 1945.• People lost homes,

businesses, and their normal lives.

• In 1988, U.S. gov’t paid $20,000 for each person interred.