In February 1942, America had entered the war against Japan. President Roosevelt signed an executive order, ordering the relocation of all Americans of Japanese ancestry to concentration camps in the interior of the United States. The interior was a better place because it was feared that they might try to contact the Japanese submarines if they were on the coast. They were forced to leave their homes and farms and relocate to camps surrounded by barbed wire and guards.
Almost two-thirds of the interns were Nisei, or Japanese Americans born in the United States. It made no difference that many had never even been to Japan. Because the camps were not yet completed when Roosevelt signed the executive order, the Japanese prisoners were held
Almost two-thirds of the interns were Nisei, or Japanese Americans born in the United States. It made no difference that many had never even been to Japan. Because the camps were not yet completed when Roosevelt signed the executive order, the Japanese prisoners were held