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Japanese Internment. WWII. 9/11. After 9/11 all Muslim Americans should have been put in camps because you never know who could be a threat for another attack…. Which one is the enemy???. How to Tell You Friends from the Japs. Life Magazine article Can you imagine???. Executive Order 9066.
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Japanese Internment WWII
9/11 • After 9/11 all Muslim Americans should have been put in camps because you never know who could be a threat for another attack…
How to Tell You Friends from the Japs • Life Magazine article • Can you imagine???
Executive Order 9066 • Feb. 19, 1942 • Approximately 110,000-120,000 Japanese Americans relocated to camps • 2/3 were citizens • Nisei-American Born • Issei-older, foreign born • Could join army instead What do you think it was like to be in the military as a Japanese American?
Leaving Home • Forced to sell their homes and businesses at low price
Internment Camps • The 10 camps (relocation centers) were located at: • Amache, Colorado; • Gila River, Arkansas; • Heart Mountain, Wyoming; • Jerome, Arkansas; • Manzanar, California; • Minidoka, Idaho; • Poston, Arizona; • Rohwer, Arkansas; • Topaz, Utah; and • Tula Lake, California
Apology • 1988 paid $20,000 in reparations • Fair?