which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions….This order shall not be construed as modifying or limiting in any way the authority heretofore granted under Executive Order No. 8972, dated December 12, 1941, nor shall it be construed as limiting or modifying the duty and responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” Franklin D. Roosevelt. A n excerpt from the speech that Franklin D. Roosevelt when giving his speech about the executive 9066. The Speech that was spoken, Roosevelt explains why and how he states to the people that the Japanese have to go to internment camps. This order also allows the government to forcibly force ALL Japanese including ones who were born in America
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Ironically these camps that were intended to protect the Japanese-Americans and Japanese had felt more like a prison rather than for the safety of the people. The Japanese were in a camp that was surrounded by barbed wires with U.S soldiers (with guns, that were aimed at the Japanese ciitizens) inside guard towers and patrol. The U.S soldiers were on duty to watch the movement of all Japanese in the camp, watching them to see if they would do something that would give the soldiers a reason to shoot. The guns that were suppose to be protecting the Japanese were being pointed at them and that raises the question “is this really for their …show more content…
These Internment camps were built quickly by civilian contractors based on military barracks, making the buildings poorly to live in. Some camps held up to 7,000 people to as much as 13,000 Stuffing 120,000 Japanese into these ten camps. Each camp had problems either due to weather conditions, poor building construction, and cramped lifestyle living conditions. Camps like the Arizona camp at the Gila River forced 7,700 Japanese to live in a crowded space that was designed for 5,000 people max. The Japanese were housed in mess halls, recreation halls, and even latrines, as many as 25 Japanese lived in a space intended for four. Families had dined together at communal mess halls, and children were expected to attend school within the camps. The interns had tried to make life as best as possible by
Ironically these camps that were intended to protect the Japanese-Americans and Japanese had felt more like a prison rather than for the safety of the people. The Japanese were in a camp that was surrounded by barbed wires with U.S soldiers (with guns, that were aimed at the Japanese ciitizens) inside guard towers and patrol. The U.S soldiers were on duty to watch the movement of all Japanese in the camp, watching them to see if they would do something that would give the soldiers a reason to shoot. The guns that were suppose to be protecting the Japanese were being pointed at them and that raises the question “is this really for their …show more content…
These Internment camps were built quickly by civilian contractors based on military barracks, making the buildings poorly to live in. Some camps held up to 7,000 people to as much as 13,000 Stuffing 120,000 Japanese into these ten camps. Each camp had problems either due to weather conditions, poor building construction, and cramped lifestyle living conditions. Camps like the Arizona camp at the Gila River forced 7,700 Japanese to live in a crowded space that was designed for 5,000 people max. The Japanese were housed in mess halls, recreation halls, and even latrines, as many as 25 Japanese lived in a space intended for four. Families had dined together at communal mess halls, and children were expected to attend school within the camps. The interns had tried to make life as best as possible by