1. Japanese Internment Camps
By Shane Diskin
5th Grade

2. Random Facts About Internment Camps
In 1942, over 127,000 people were forced to leave their homes and go to the Japanese internment camps.
The camps were built in unbearably hot places, such as deserts and California, to torture the Japanese Americans.
They were housed in barracks that were hot in summer and cold in winter.
The last Japanese Internment camp was closed in 1945.

3. Some Disturbing Facts About The Camps
If you were to attempt escape in an internment camp or to resist orders, you would be shot on the spot.
In 1988, the government gave the brave surviving souls $20,000 each.
World War 1 veterans that fought in war HAD to go to the internment camps.
4,724 Japanese-Americans were permanently relocated to Japan.

4. Some Facts About The Camps
Adults were paid $5 a day for a salary.
Today, the four largest populations of Japanese-Americans live in the USA, Canada, Peru, and Brazil.
The U.S. Army let the prisoners go, but only if they were to join the Army.
Canada also sent over 23,000 Japanese-Canadians to internment camps in British Columbia.

5. Finally, The Last Facts About The Internment Camps
The Japanese internees that were in the camps have a 2 times greater incidence of heart disease and premature death.
The president signed an apology letter to all the surviving internees.
The internment camps affected over 10,000 Japanese-Americans.
Half of the internees were children, and they were all in there for 4 years.

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