President Franklin D Roosevelt signed Executive order 9066 ordering all Japanese- americans to evacuate the west coast, that approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans to go to internment camps. Japanese- Americans were treated harshly after the bombing of the Pearl Harbor. The bombing of the Pearl Harbor made Americans fear and despise them. The hatred towards Japanese-Americans was due to newspapers creating a scare for the American people, as well as the government restricting the rights of Japanese-Americans. Japanese-American had to go through many hardships during this time by being evacuated from their homes selling everything they had and living at uncomfortable places. The Japanese-Americans were mistreated during World War II for no other reason than being different.
To begin with, The executive order of 9066 allowed the military to detain Japanese citizens and to expel them if necessary. The following was the evacuation of nearly 120,000 Japanese citizens from their homes on the West Coast. On December 7, 1941, hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the FBI rounded-up 1,291 Japanese communities and religious leaders, arresting them without evidence. Then they were transferred to the …show more content…
Those who were summoned to the control station had to register the names of all of their family members. Then, they were told to show up at a certain time and place with their entire family. They could only bring along baggage that was carried by hand for a trip to a destination unknown. All family names were replaced by a number. They lost their identity once numbers replaced their names. Families had less than 2 weeks to lease their property or sell everything. All Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants started to feel humiliated and were in
To begin with, The executive order of 9066 allowed the military to detain Japanese citizens and to expel them if necessary. The following was the evacuation of nearly 120,000 Japanese citizens from their homes on the West Coast. On December 7, 1941, hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the FBI rounded-up 1,291 Japanese communities and religious leaders, arresting them without evidence. Then they were transferred to the …show more content…
Those who were summoned to the control station had to register the names of all of their family members. Then, they were told to show up at a certain time and place with their entire family. They could only bring along baggage that was carried by hand for a trip to a destination unknown. All family names were replaced by a number. They lost their identity once numbers replaced their names. Families had less than 2 weeks to lease their property or sell everything. All Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants started to feel humiliated and were in