1. Japanese American Internment

2. Executive Order 9066

3. What is an Interment Camp? Internment means to confine or impound especially during a war.

4. Where were they?

5. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California and 3,850 miles from Japan. The distance between Tokyo, Japan and Los Angeles, CA is 5,478

6. The History of Japanese Immigration 1853: Commodore Perry 1869: Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm 1880: 148 Japanese in US 1884: Start of legal immigration (via Hawaii) 1890: 2,038 Japanese in US 1907: Gentlemen's Agreement 1908 – 1924: Picture Brides 1910: Angel Island 1924: Immigration Act of 1924

7. August 18, 1941 –In a letter to President Roosevelt, Representative John Dingell of Michigan suggests incarcerating 10,000 Hawaiian- Japanese-Americans as hostages to “ensure good behavior” on the part of Japan.

8. November 12, 1941 –Fifteen Japanese American businessmen and community leaders in Los Angeles Little Tokyo are picked up in an F.B.I. raid. –“Our people are 100% loyal to America.”

10. Pearl Harbor December 07, 1941 “A Day Which Will Live in Infamy...” Within 48 hours, 1,291 Issei are in custody These men have no formal charges against them They are forbidden to see their families.