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Carter Stow Japanese American Internment camps (lV. Hardships of Camp…
Carter Stow
Japanese American Internment camps
Introduction Paragraph
Attention-getter
"Why were the guns pointed at us if its for our protection"
Thesis statement
ll. Historical Background
Attack on Pearl Harbor
basics of the attack
how Japan attacked
When the attack occured
December 7, 1941
Results of the attack
Card about american deaths
Gov't Response & Action
FBI Gather 1,291 Japanese leaders
Life would change very dramatically for Japanese Americans
Executive order 9066 signed on February 19, 1942
Affected 117,000 Japanese Americans
Eye witness account
Public response
Hatred for the enemy had turned on Japanese Americans
lll. Relocation Process
Frenzy of Moving
What to sell
What to pack
What to do w/personal items
what to do w/large items (cars, furniture, etc.)
Many asked neighbors to look after crops but still faced financial ruin
Roundup began 48 hours after the attack of Pearl Harbor
Given one week to move
Sorrow of Japanese Americans Moving
"They were like our family" card
Assembly Centers
Living conditions
Had to live in cowsheds or horse stalls
Lack of privacy
treatment/lack of respect
Types of locations
Japanese Relocation in western Washington
Purpose
Work
Could not be paid more than an army private
Transported to do seasonal farm work
Internment Camps
Locations (states & environ.)
in January moved to New Mexico, Montana and North Dakota
Parts of camps (buildings)
Security measures (barbed wire, guard towers, etc.)
The FBI seized items of thousands of Japanese Americans
Military Zones
Created in California Washington and Oregon
Located along the edge of the cascade mountains
lV. Hardships of Camp Life
food
treatment
tear gas was dispersed which caused a riot
Conflict at Topaz Relocation Center
Relocation center in Manzanar California
Americanization
Limits on religion
constructing necessities
housing
Furniture
new clothes
environmental/weather-related challenges
Primitive camps were built in Arkansas and the interior west
Amache Colorado temperatures would reach 25 below
Camps were located in very remote areas
health/medical
privacy
Memories
Recollecting the cold, the heat, the wind, the dust and the isolation
V. Conclusion Paragraph