The Japanese Internment was a cruel and racially targeted way to calm suspicion against a large group of people and will never be forgotten. In 1942, Japanese Americans were packed into Japanese Internment camps against their will. To be forced into a camp, you only had to be one-eight Japanese. The harsh conditions only made it worse for the people already forced to leave behind their possessions and everything they’ve ever known.
In the weeks following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, people became increasingly suspicious of the Japanese American population in the United States. They believed that these people, both citizens and not, were a danger to the American people in the area and feared that they may side with Japan during WWII. In March of 1942, Japanese Americans were forced to register for evacuation with the War Relocation Order (WRA). People could only bring what they could carry with them. By …show more content…
The small living areas had no insulation to keep out the harsh desert temperatures that surrounded them (Ken Burns “Manzanar” video clip). The floors were poorly built, even allowing things to grow through the planks, as mentioned in Document G, “The flooring consisted of two by fours laid directly on the earth, and dandelions were already pushing their way up through the cracks…” Camp Harmony was described as “...an entire block filled with neat rows of low shacks, resembling chicken houses…” (Document G). It is also mentioned that around the camp there was a tall fence, guarded by night watchmen with Tommy Guns. A powerful spotlight searched the camps during the night. Food in the camps was made quickly and poorly, meals were described as “... two canned sausages, one lob of boiled potato, and a slab of bread” (Document G). Families shared tight accommodations and their beds were military or steel cots. The people in the internment camps were treated as prisoners and given little
In the weeks following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, people became increasingly suspicious of the Japanese American population in the United States. They believed that these people, both citizens and not, were a danger to the American people in the area and feared that they may side with Japan during WWII. In March of 1942, Japanese Americans were forced to register for evacuation with the War Relocation Order (WRA). People could only bring what they could carry with them. By …show more content…
The small living areas had no insulation to keep out the harsh desert temperatures that surrounded them (Ken Burns “Manzanar” video clip). The floors were poorly built, even allowing things to grow through the planks, as mentioned in Document G, “The flooring consisted of two by fours laid directly on the earth, and dandelions were already pushing their way up through the cracks…” Camp Harmony was described as “...an entire block filled with neat rows of low shacks, resembling chicken houses…” (Document G). It is also mentioned that around the camp there was a tall fence, guarded by night watchmen with Tommy Guns. A powerful spotlight searched the camps during the night. Food in the camps was made quickly and poorly, meals were described as “... two canned sausages, one lob of boiled potato, and a slab of bread” (Document G). Families shared tight accommodations and their beds were military or steel cots. The people in the internment camps were treated as prisoners and given little