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Sylas Stone Japanese American Internment Camps (IV. Hardships of Camp Life…
Sylas Stone Japanese American Internment Camps
I. Introduction Paragraph
Attention-getter
But I will never forget the shocking feeling
Thesis Statement
II. Historical Background
Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor
How, When
The Japanese attack continues for two hours
Governments Responce
Executive Order 9906
FBI rounded-up 1,291
Army-directed evacuations
III. Relocation Process
Frenzy of Moving
What to Pack/What to Store/What to Sell
A majority of their personal possessions were left
They were ordered to supply their own
Assembly Centers
Types and Number of Location
Japanese Americans reported to centers near their homes.
All of the assembly centers were located in areas with desert like conditions.
Many centers were located on previous race tracks
Work
Assembly centers offered work to detainees
Internment Camps
Types of locatipons
There were a total of 10 permanent
Sites included Tule Lake
Parts of camps (Buildings)
Each relocation center was its own town
Moving Process
Who moved
About 15,000 Japanese Americans willingly moved
Anyone who was at least 1/16th Japanese
IV. Hardships of Camp Life
Weather
During the winter, our wet hair became frozen, and
Emotional Toil/Stress
We had to live under the constant pressure
Prison-like Features
If we were there for our own protection, then why
Children and adults had to stand in line for many
We lined up for mail, for checks, for meals
Food
The diet of rice, macaroni, and potato was hardly
We were fed things we weren't accustomed to.
All of the relocation centers operated farms, and the food
Privacy
There was a lack of privacy everywhere.
Housing
10 WRA camps, all patterned on military facilities
Violence in camps
At Manzanar, California, tension resulted in the beating
In 1943, a riot broke out at Tule Lake
V. Conclusion Paragraph