https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Inouye.htm. [xx], Following the end of the war, the Japanese-Americans were released and many returned home to find their goods stolen and properties sold.[xxi]. Americans Misuse of Internment. Seattle Journal for Social Justice. They were sent to either Manzanar or Minidoka relocation camp in Idaho. D and E- Group read (reciprocal teaching), Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, - Examine why Japanese American citizens were interned during WWII, - Analyze the effects of WWII felt inside the United States. The loyal Nisei hardly knows where to turn. from irresponsible elements, show a pathetic eagerness to be Americans. The channel was constrained by hillslopes in a moderate V-shaped valley. [xi] Japanese Relocation During World War II, The National Archives, updated April 10, 2017, https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/japanese-relocation. Japanese Relocation During World War II. The National Archives. Many things indicate that There is far more Santa Anita (detention facility). Densho Encyclopedia. The relocation of Japanese Americans was an event that occurred within the United States during World War II. They are eager for this contact It is interesting to note that [xxvi] United States, 1982, Personal justice denied: report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, Washington, D.C.: The Commission, 18. [xxviii] The first payments were made in October 1990 to the oldest Japanese-Americans, and payments were paid out until 1999. In March, the Wartime Civil Control Administration ordered Japanese-Americans in Washington, California, Oregon and Arizona to report to 16 assembly centers. to Japan. (Howard 3). The isolation was a result of the emphasis on security: the government wanted to keep Japanese-Americans far from military installations and manufacturing plants. The Japanese-American Internment was a necessary choice, made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. however, as other races. [ix], Entitled Authorizing the Secretary of War to Prescribe Military Areas, the Order began with the words, Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage. [x] Military Area 1 included the western half of California, Oregon, Washington, and the southern half of Arizona. Some Manhattan Project veterans were critical of the relocation and internment camps. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/the-art-of-gaman-arts-and-crafts-from-the-j/. Behind Barbed Wire: Remembering Americas Largest Internment Camp. NBC News. As on the mainland they are inclined to https://encyclopedia.densho.org/War_Relocation_Authority/. The oldest survivors will be the first to receive the $20,000 checks. The LA Times. there is from Japanese. much greater proportion of Japanese have been called to the draft [xxxii] Relocation centers included Tule Lake, Manzanar, Poston, Gila River, Topaz, Minidoka, Heart Mountain, Granada, Jerome, and Rohwer. Ichikawa, Akiko. and Emperor, their family, their ancestors and their after-life Japanese Internment camps were psychologically damaging to Japanese-Americans due to the racist nature of selective forced evacuation, and the Japanese community was more upset about being removed from their homes than how they were treated at camp. 4 0 obj In 1981, a federal commission was appointed to investigate Executive Order 9066 and the militarys involvement in relocating and detaining Americans and to recommend appropriate remedies. % In the 1970s, Asian-American political figures such as Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii and Congressmen Norman Y. Mineta of San Jose and Robert T. Matsui of Sacramento led a process of seeking restitution for the people who had been incarcerated and interned in the camps. The haste of this report does not allow us to go into this more American military intelligence had broken top secret Japanese military codes, and a September 24, 1941 message indicated that Pearl Harbor was a possible target of a Japanese attack. They are also still In addition to relocation centers, Issei and Japanese-Americans were also sent to internment camps. Interment, The government's actions were in fact persuaded by war hysteria. What Did You Do Before The War, Dad? The Washington Post. [xiii] There was not enough housing in the assembly centers, so the government built military-style barracks in nearby parking lot complexes to house everyone. (Lessons Learned: Japanese Internment During WW2). TOKIO-SUN GOD-RELIGIOUS-FAMILY-ASSOCIATION PLUS ORIENTAL MIND This article also uses incarceration when referring to the evacuation or relocation of Issei and Nisei since [t]his term reflects the prison-like conditions faced by Japanese Americans as well as the view that they were treated as if guilty of sabotage, espionage, and/or suspect loyalty . [xxxix]. Silent Voices of World War II: When sons of the Land of Enchantment met sons of the Land of the Rising Sun. December 7th, 19412, FBI arrested selected Japanese-American nationals on the West coast, they never returned home. Special Thanks to James Tanakafor submitting corrections. ON C.B. Japanese residents of the west coast had a weeks notice to bring and grab only what they could carry to an unknown location. About 7,000 Issei were interned and about 5,000 Nisei were stripped of their U.S. citizenship and declared to be aliens. The Smith Act of 1918 gave the U.S. government legal justification to arrest German, Italian, and Japanese alien nationals who could pose a threat to U.S. national security. Many would take out American citizenship if allowed to do so. [v] Curtis Munson, The Munson Report, published in November 1941, http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/explorations/japanese_internment/munson_report.cfm. The Intelligence Services are generous with the 2. [xxii] Senator Inouye had served in the all-Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Combat Team and was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest US military honor, for his service. He also stated that [t]here will undoubtedly be some sabotage financed by Japan but they would be executed largely by imported agents. Carter then forwarded the Munson Report to the President with a one-page memorandum that stated that [f]or the most part the local Japanese are loyal to the United States or, at worst, hope that by remaining quiet they can avoid concentration camps or irresponsible mobs.[v], The attack on Pearl Harbor unleashed a storm of anti-Japanese hysteria that was directed towards Issei and Nisei. Professional development can help to bolster employees confidence in their work. Updated in April 1, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/articles/historyinternment.htm. When Pearl Harbor was hit they removed 5,000 Japanese-Americans from the U.S. army on December, 19412. under absolute Federal control. Why they were brought as dangerous enemy aliens away from the coast as potential spies and brought to the CCC Camp [in Santa Fe], to the gateway to the biggest secret of all of World War II is kind of a puzzle, said Bartlit. Fans celebrate him not in spite of his eccentricity, quips, or quirks, but because of them. Japanese-Americans were apart of our society economically (Munson 2). The food was excellent. [xviii]. $20,000and it was only given to the people who were still alive who had been in the camp, not their heirs.. In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt charged newspaper columnist and friend John Franklin Carter with investigating Japanese-American communities. do. back with an added loyalty to the United States, It all weaves up into a sinister and the Chinese in the islands due to the Japanese-Chinese war. most to be watched, There is no Japanese problem on the Coast. Their property was often lost, stolen, not protected, said Bartlit. WebIn October and November of 1941, Special Representative of the State Department Curtis B. Munson, under Roosevelt's orders, carried out an intelligence gathering investigation on Published September 1, 2015. https://hyperallergic.com/229260/how-the-photography-of-dorothea-lange-and-ansel-adams-told-the-story-of-japanese-american-internment/. Although 8,000 Japanese escaped to the east coast, most of the minority stayed since it was symbolic of their loyalty to the United States and ultimately rebuild the broken trust. The United States viewed interned Issei and Nisei as prisoners of war. dignified. WebThe so-called Munson report found that the Nisei, second-generation American citizens were: universally estimated from 90 to 98 percent loyal to the United States if the Japanese educated element of the Kibei is excluded. Jerome is now mostly private farmland. It is easy to get on the suspect list, merely The average valley width index HABITAT INVENTORY Report Date: 2/27/2007 Survey Date: 7/5/2006 REACH 1 REACH 1T02S-R09W-S27SW OREGON DEPT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MUNSON CREEK ;O? WebDocument B: The Munson Report Reasons: The government didn't want to take any chances, which was unreasonable because the Japanese American occupations, such the United States and usually, in spite of discrimination against This was a controversial decision at the time and still receives criticism today for going against typical American constitutional values centering around citizens unalienable rights. endstream endobj 37 0 obj <>/Pages 34 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 38 0 obj <>/Rotate 0/TrimBox[0 36.105896 594.959961 806.054077]/Type/Page>> endobj 39 0 obj <>stream AFSC Oral History Project: Japanese American Internment. American Friends Service Committee. This euphemistic label, however, would not call for barbed wire, armed guards, and searchlights. case of war with Japan. carried out an intelligence gathering investigation on the loyalty The Kibei are considered the [ix] Interning Japanese Americans, National Park Services, updated November 17, 2016, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwarii/internment.htm. Privately, they believe The decision by these many people was a grueling and tough decision, but they knew it would benefit them in the long run. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> WebFive Benefits of Date Nights. The Japanese had to suffer the consequences of their attack. In July 1941, the United States, along with Britain and the Dutch East Indies, had imposed a total embargo on exports to Japan, including critical oil supplies. Citizens of the United States had been worrying about the possibility of Japanese residents of the country aiding Japan, and/or secretly trying to destroy American companies. Japanese-American citizen who talks to you wholly openly until The memorial depicts two cranes with barbed wires tying their wings.[xxx]. for the purpose of our survey. Eddie Munson tugs at so many hearts because of his own. There is no Japanese `problem' on the Coast. The Japanese American Citizens League should be encouraged, the WebTrump-supporting billionaire Home Depot founder says nobody works anymore because of socialism and the woke people [who] have taken over the world. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/explorations/japanese_internment/munson_report.cfm. Some mention These japanese-Americans helped our economy because most of them were businessmen, fishermans and some were farmers too, the preamble of the constitution says we the people. [xxv] MATSUI, Robert T. History, Art & ArchivesUnited States House of Representatives, http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/17631, accessed September 28, 2018. The living conditions at the camps were inadequate at best. TA4TIL{ QfCOiM3?VVTN?l[HWq?2)||}5; Published April 27, 2013. https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Power-of-Words-Rev.-Term.-Handbook.pdf. 14. In fear that the Japanese may attack the weakened west coast, President Roosevelt signed an order, known as Executive Order No. from a little inferiority complex and a lack of contact with the World War II: Internment of Japanese Americans. The Atlantic. Accessed September 28, 2018. near anything to blow up if it is guarded. There will 1) Encourage the Nisei (American-born Japanese) by a statement from, MEMORANDUM Why or why not? Munsons son took over the familys nursery business after his fathers death in 1913, but the vineyards subsequently fell into disrepair and important documents and archives were sold by family members or lost. that there is no danger from the Japanese living in the United States. Many of them were American Citizens but their crime was being of Japanese ancestry. their parents. On February 19th, 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which forced all Japanese Americans living in the West Coast to be evacuated from the area and relocated to internment camps all across the United States, where they would be imprisoned. They were forced to evacuate their homes and leave their jobs and in some cases family members were separated and put into different internment camps. The Issei, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial. National Park Service. in order to be loyal to the United States. [xxx] Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism during World War II, National Park Service, updated February 16, 2017, https://www.nps.gov/places/japanese-american-memorial-to-patriotism-during-world-war-ii.htm. As such, they were never charged with crimes or received trials. "Shared with the State, War, and Navy Departments, the results of the Munson's fact-finding mission were inexplicably suppressed until 1946" (Kumamoto 1979: 68). The Report on Japanese on the West Coast of the United States, often called the Munson Report, was a 29-page report written in 1940 by Curtis B. Munson, a Detroit businessman commissioned as a special representative of the State Department, on the sympathies and loyalties of Japanese Americans living in California and Americas internment camps are similar yet different to Hitlers concentrations camps. @%ArfE}'2OU_LwWeeeTVn*NcL|Y+~uoP[e-x\c).)\_8TX7Jo7[s{My]y(-?u#)mFc+}CT};N?md'n59MU,anE]we8!%$(Sy =)?{_?7]( 6w~(io? Unfortunately, the Japanese-Americans living on the west coast were given no time to show what their loyalties were: they were expelled from the area. Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II because. ?`O}Bky ~}H6b\KkS:ze^>=0jDOqzE\KnGyTl($x)_;YTKkt`iv;:6yuQ&LheZ]tY>f77MHp= BXU-:{f6MDy_=YTO6 V9}S`y\yVN3oGlQ^ {V)N(al%d q$xKTUb4NKiVzDv =Kl^C/t^ ?[zS?evY6qh?w1Q.\BRHDVKrrPySuWd!lx4kF6 A!_nt>F{+@1-6{!4{=a_sPJoAObhb3nxC!EQLJ`W:ggQ%"f>/W[k2Td| ~Z feQ,ePX=[6Vs~CyEyd`O9d|fZgj e%oBiW XPN\)?W%,QV*7*TM 3l5mmm{}b%} They were forced to live there for up to four years and were not able to continue with their own lives as they were before while they were living in these camps. The whole time, they were under the watchful eyes of armed military police. The selective services renamed them enemy aliens and stopped the draft of Japanese-American citizens. Even though this film was released 3 years after Executive Order 9066, it illustrates the fear and suspicion of people with Japanese ancestry that led to President Roosevelts order to evacuate Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrants) and Japanese-Americans to relocation centers two months after Pearl Harbor. 0 In November 1941, Munson sent Carter a report that concluded that [t]here will be no wholehearted response from the Japanese in the United States to support the Japanese war effort and emphasized instead the loyalty of Japanese-Americans to America. They are quite fearful of being put in a concentration camp. NGOs became stronger because the donors wanted it that way. Weik, Taylor. They were shipped off to remote locations in the more barren sections of the country. They are [xxxix] Power of Words Handbook: A Guide to Language about Japanese Americans in World War II, The Japanese American Citizens League, published April 27, 2013, https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Power-of-Words-Rev.-Term.-Handbook.pdf. are not what they used to be. Japanese families in internment camps dined together, children were expected to attend school, and adults had the option of working for earning $5 per day. As Bartlit points out, Most of [the Japanese internees] were teachers, newspaper editors, or leaders of a Japanese religious or cultural organization. Unlike relocation centers, internment camps fell under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice. - How does the newsreel portray internment? Munson, Curtis. Myer, Director of the WRA, wrote: The evacuees are not internees. They have not been interned., Internees are people who have individually been suspected of being, dangerous to the internal security of the United States, who have been given, a hearing on charges to that effect, and have then been ordered confined in, an internment camp administered by the Army. [xxxviii], This article tries to reflect historical uses and legal distinctions when using the terms evacuation, relocation, internment, evacuees, and internees. However, as noted above, evacuation, relocation, and evacuees are euphemisms meant to soften the reality of the poor, unjust conditions Issei and Nisei faced. Roughly they were Japanese lower middle class, about At four main internment camps, these individuals awaited hearings. (Japanese Americans at Manzanar) The internment lasted for 3 years and the last camp did not close until 1946. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/the-art-of-gaman-arts-and-crafts-from-the-j/, Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive, National Archives collection regarding Japanese Relocation in WWII. It was in the city limits. Japanese Relocation and InternmentNARA Resources. The National Archives. [xxix] Associated Press, Payments to WWII Internees to Begin: The budget agreement clears the way for the program. Frank Capra, famous for Its a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, directed it. Many Japanese opposed to leave the Pacific Coast on their own free will (Fremon 24) . But a deeper look at donors' strategies and practices indicates that every donor is connected to its own networks of NGOs and private providers. melting pot because there are more brown skins to melt -- Japanese, [xxii] Nathan, C. Nash, WASHINGTON TALK: CONGRESS; Seeking Redress for an Old Wrong, The New York Times, published September 17, 1987, https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/17/us/washington-talk-congress-seeking-redress-for-an-old-wrong.html. very American and are of a proud, self-respecting race suffering -- Second generation who have received their whole education in In doing so, the army and government took the precaution to create the internment of Japanese-Americans. ? He Sadly, even our president Roosevelt succumbed to this, in which he signed executive order 9066 which authorized the relocation of all Japanese citizens here in America to internment camps where they would spend 4 years of their life, and lose their homes, valuables, lifes savings,businesses, and much more. War Relocation Authority. Densho Encyclopedia. It is the aim They are foreigners The Japanese were farmers, fisherman, and small business owners. well-disciplined family life of their elders, The Kibei are considered the most dangerous element, come wholly unguarded everywhere, I cannot unqualifiedly state The NISEI In 1942, WRA photographer Dorothea Lange took photos at the Manzanar relocation center of the barracks being constructed and the uncertain early days of Japanese incarceration. Japanese internment camps from 1942 to 1946 were an exemplification of discrimination, many Japanese Americans were no longer accepted in their communities after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. WebView Copy_of_InternmentDBQ from UNKNOWN HISTORY at Long Beach City College. *E38t@ Evacuation and relocation were the preferred terms of the time used when referring to the removal of all people with Japanese ancestry, including Americans, as ordered by Executive Order 9066. [x] Transcript of Executive Order 9066: Resulting in the Relocation of Japanese (1942), www.ourdocuments.gov, updated September 28, 2018, https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=74&page=transcript. WebDepartment Curtis B. Munson carried out the investigation in October and November of 1941 and presented what came to be known as the Munson Report to the President on Hawaiian, Chinese and Filipino. Z8tKny%P%Sw18n +'%] XHZe, etLGZr'Bi2!AX:};a iQ!erT]24ExZt^UZ3+"vLTxhhNW&DC36s $TWaInUZ['#@JA;SkrBtZ&}csRg)=km#K2 I0L*gJe(RdfzB_|_%t%jta^Z0R5sl4s6 q#^\X5?EDv JFEOx^hD-MW#aIf$/$WHrYjjr3fk\[R(O.be'N 0UrJ*.R8^~#nbp,PeX=Ad[=l/d[qsj_cs*azcQJZ/CF5ke(c3QoRqfS A)**d9^g* 9EMP{jIX9+.2 +//SGx_g!8 v.rWti]xEUk ;)QN`. 2016. The Report on Japanese on the West Coast of the United States, often called the Munson Report, was a 25-page report written in 1941 by Curtis B. Munson, a Chicago businessman commissioned as a special representative of the State Department, on the sympathies and loyalties of Japanese Americans living in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States, particularly California. The Munson Report. Published in November 1941. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/explorations/japanese_internment/munson_report.cfm. [xiv] War Relocation Authority, Densho Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.densho.org/War_Relocation_Authority/, accessed September 26, 2018. Vol. Know Your EnemyJapan. WebAccording to the Munson Report, there really was no Japanese Problem on the Coast (Munson 2). Youtube. , We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity. America did have to somewhat suffer the absence of Japanese-Americans because there was a major part of our citizens missing. dangerous, they are afraid of and do not trust the Nisei, They may get Which made More than 110,000 Japanese in the U.S to relocate to internment camps for reason of national security. [xxiii] Daniel K. Inouye, A Feature Biography, United States Sentate, https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Inouye.htm, accessed September 28, 2018. endstream endobj startxref In some words this can be seen as cruel and unusual punishment by isolating people from the rest of the world, as this does violate our rights (Littel. The weakest from a Japanese standpoint 2005. The excerpt above is from the 25-page report. WebDocument B The Munson Report Date : 1941 classify the Japanese on the west coast as not a problem and not likely to create an armed uprising. % Many Japanese-Americans have shared stories about their experiences in the camps after the war through books, songs, and documentaries. Munson's report was submitted to the White House on November 7, 1941, exactly one month before the Ja MUNSON'S REPORT"JAPANESE ON THE WEST COAST", a week each in the 11th, 12th and 13th Naval [viii] A Brief History of Japanese American Relocation During World War II, National Park Service, updated in April 1, 2016, https://www.nps.gov/articles/historyinternment.htm. https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Santa_Anita_(detention_facility)/. [xvii] Evacuees were not guaranteed the same rights as internees, since they were removed from their homes under Executive Order 9066 and were not considered as POWs. WebYour reporter spent about a week each in the 11th, 12th and 13th Naval Districts with the full cooperation of the Naval and Army intelligences and the F.B.I. The narrator details the duplicitous nature of the Japanese and their intricate spy network. They are beginning to feel that Munson Report, In https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/89manzanar/89locate2.htm. Published August 5, 2011. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/us/06internment.html. He took secret photos with a makeshift camera but he was eventually caught. Entire cultural background Japanese. [viii], President Roosevelt ultimately sided with Secretaries Stimson and Knox and issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. This is the term The WRA was in charge of evacuees. *G^cV/C3v 1MfZea84Eg`1)Z?8AuW w9Q].T~'G'po7H@E!"u*5s7kD)(7Q0Z?kl{j&~,= @. Himel, Yoshinori H.T. It was easy to be put on the suspect list due to physical appearance, in each naval district there were at least 250 to about 300 Japanese-Americans under surveillance due to their appearance. Published September 17, 1987. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/17/us/washington-talk-congress-seeking-redress-for-an-old-wrong.html. The conditions of the camps where no way of life and Japanese Americans were forced to live in an undignified life that, It wasnt very long after Pearl Harbor that we succumbed to fear of the Japanese here in America, thinking they were spies, and still loyal their ancestral land. 1983. It was easy to be watched just by race, or saying somewhat something about Japan .During that time there was a far better risk of Communism ( the idea that the government should be in charge of everything) to take over than Japanese-Americans to be saboteurs or in general for them to be a potential threat (Munson 2). http://www.tellingstories.org/internment/index.html. a speech in favor of Japan at some banquet being sufficient to If they were deemed dangerous, they were sent to an Army POW camp; if not, they were reunited with their families at WRA relocation centers. The United States government hoped that the internment camps could make it self-sufficient by farming to produce food. Updated February 16, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/places/japanese-american-memorial-to-patriotism-during-world-war-ii.htm. The story It began more than a hundred years ago (Sandler, 2013, p. 6). We all had one wish to be in America (Sandler, 2013, p. 6). Why should they be any worse toward us? National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, Published: Wednesday, July 20, 2016Updated: November 14, 2018. They are not Japanese in culture. Five ways date nights may strengthen couples are outlined by the report. The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from Japanese American Internment Camps. thesmithsonianmag.com. In any consideration Carter sent Chicago businessman Curtis Munson to the West Coast to meet with intelligence officers, FBI agents, and Japanese-Americans. THE In October and November of 1941, Special Representative of the State Department Curtis B. Munson, under Roosevelt's orders, carried out an intelligence gathering investigation on the l Despite the towns opinions of him, he stays kind and spreads the gospel of good music motivation through all kinds of danger. On February 5, 1942, Stimson sent a copy of the Munson Report to President Roosevelt, along with a memo stating that War Department officials had carefully studied the document. However Executive Order 9066, ordering the internment of Japanese Americans, was signed on February 19. The order resulted in the creation of relocation centers for 112,000 Japanese-American and Japanese immigrants. The film starts with a scrolling text that differentiates Nisei (second-generation Japanese-Americans), who were educated in our schools and speak our language and share our love of freedom and our willingness to die for it,[i] from the Japanese in Japan to whom the words liberty and freedom [were] without meaning.[ii] The opening text even exults the bravery of the Nisei who were fighting in the European Theatre. }i1}o#^+_.P";@Y@y(S#QNSq1Y4L]^{@?'eW.O8pgw^I g0R,Ow5Mqe/FaE&IS[\:=vWu;8{E~|rF|p9_.z}'8'?LQaTBtL[oL]AB8TS5%(Zb\Xs-,y Z68>_+wP7.v53bb@ z$M^, needs is a trip to Japan to make a loyal American out of him. Gila River and Poston have been returned to local Native American communities. As well, the difference in food quality was so noticeable that Hironori Tanaka, who was incarcerated at Lake Tule then interned at Fort Lincoln internment camp, wrote to his family about the food was a huge improvement over Tule Lake . have not made it apparent, the aim of this report is that all - Has anyone's hypothesis changed? there has been absolutely no bad feeling between the Japanese MATSUI, Robert T. History, Art & ArchivesUnited States House of Representatives. WebThe reasons included: 1) concerns that the Japanese Americans would by loyal to Japan and disloyal to the US if Japan attacked the US. The KIBEI https://www.bijac.org/index.php?p=HISTORYExclusionInternment. x]q}h "F@2$ land one there. In addition, almost two-thirds of the interns were Japanese Americans born in the United States and It made no difference that many of them had never even been to Japan. 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