Kim/Kimi

Japanese Internment

1941-1946

. . . Victims of war time hysteria, these people, two-thirds of whom were United States citizens, lived a bleak and humiliating life in tar paper barracks behind barbed wire and under armed guard . . .

-Sign at the Minidoka Relocation Center

~By using this web site you will gain a better understanding of the Japanese Internment Camps and how they effected the lives of those who were "relocated."

~You will be required to answer questions relating to the websites you visit.

~Remember if you get lost while surfing you can always click -Back-

Click here to read about Executive Order 9066, then answer question #1

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This site shows a notice that gave instructions for how the Japanese would be relocated. It told what people of Japanese ancestry were supposed to do and how the relocaiton would be organized.

To answer question #2 read under the heading:

"The Following Instructions Must Be Observed" Especially numbers 2, 4, and 5

~use this information to think about the question but also what it would be like to give up almost all of your possessions and your home.

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All Japanese-Americans, 17 and older, held in internment camps were asked loyality questions. If you answered "No" there could be some serious consequences. Many of those who did answer "No" were held at Tule Lake.

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This map shows many of the internment camps in the United States (marked by the bigger squares). You can see Tule Lake and where it is from Sacramento.

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To answer question #3 click on the picture to read about Tule Lake and see some pictures of life there. Pick two sections from-living, labor, education, or buildings.

For question #4 look at two pictures from the sections you chose that you think are really interesting, write down the titles of these pictures.

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This is a gallery of pictures from the internment camps. Look through them and answer question #5, be sure to read the captions underneath so you know what the picture is about. Take some time to actually think about your answer. Try to think about how you would feel in these situations.

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. . . May it serve as a constant reminder of our past so that Americans in the future will never again be denied their constitutional rights and may the rememberance of that experience serve to advance the evolution of the human spirit. . .

-Plaque at the Poston Relocation Center

How could such a tragedy have occured in a democratic society that prides itself on individual rights and freedons?

-Milton S. Eisenhower

Think about these quotations and what Mrs. Enomoto said to the man they met during their visit to Tule Lake, "Perhaps you have to forget . . . We must remember"

Then answer question #6