1. Japanese Internment

2. Executive Order /19/42
“I hereby authorize the Secretary of War the right to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine from which any or all persons may be excluded.”

4. Japanese American Internment
Who was interned?
Issei
Nisei
Sansei
Only people from West Coast

6. Japanese American Internment
Where did they go?
Assembly Centers
Internment Camps (“War Relocation Centers”)
Controlled by WRA
Located away from West Coast

10. When did the camps exist?
People started leaving the camps soon after they came
NJASRC
Loyalty Questionnaire

11. Loyalty Questionnaire
Are you willing to serve in the US armed forces?
Yes or No
Will you swear allegiance to the United States and forswear any allegiance to the Japanese emperor?
Yes or No

12. 442nd Infantry