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Attack on Pearl Harbor
On an early morning on December 7,1941 the Japanese had planned a surprised attack on the United States pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing I was just a child when all I remember seeing were large bombings and cloudy skies. I was so terrified my parents dramatically rushed us out of there as fast as they could. -
President Roosevelt orders re-registration of suspect
President Roosevelt ordered re-registration of suspect enemy aliens in the west. The military officials on the West moved about 110,000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans away from the West Coast and interned them in ten hastily built relocation camps.
I was glad when we finally got out of there the camps were so terrifying I wish it never existed. -
President Roosevelt signs executive order No. 9066
President Roosevelt signs executive order No. 9066 two weeks after Pearl Harbor attack, Roosevelt approved the internment of thousands of American citizens of Japanese descent and resident aliens from Japan. Why don't they accept us for who we are, I want to get out of here. -
Public Law 503
President Roosevelt signed Public Law 503 on March 21, 1942. He made it a federal offense to violate any order issued by a designated military commander under authority of Executive Order No. 9066.
At this point we were all scared and worried. We thought as though we wouldn’t make it another night. -
The First Japanese American Combat Team
On January 23, 1943, Secretary of War Henry Stimson announced his plans to form an all-Japanese American Combat team. The team was made up of volunteers from both the mainland and Hawaii who were born in America.
i loved working in hawaii it was beautiful when there wasn't chaos. -
Registration
On February 8, 1943 W.R.A. decided to conduct a general registration everyone in the centers 17 years old and older. This was conducted in the centers with little or no advance preparation. As part of the registration, evacuees were asked to answer "loyalty" question. I hated this i am a Japanese American and i dont know who to side with my fellow Americans or The Japanese -
U.S. Supreme Court Rules
On December 18, 1944 the U.S. Supreme Court rules that one group of citizens may be singled out and expelled from their homes and imprisoned for several years without trial, based only on their ancestry.
I felt like this was so unfair how we are treated like this I just wish we were safe. -
WRA Announces All Camps Are Closed
On July 13, 1945, the WRA announced that all of the camps, except for Tule Lake, were to be closed between Oct 15 and Dec 15 of that year. The Executive Order 9742, signed by President Harry S. Truman on June 26, 1946, officially terminated the WRA’s mission.
I was happy all the camps were closed. It felt like it was finally over. I was ready to go home and be with my family. -
V-J Day
On August 14, 1945, Japan had surrendered to the Allies, which ended World War II. Since then, both August 14 and 15 have been known as "Victory over Japan Day," or simply "V-J Day. This was a great day for the United States.
