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Japanese immigrants began in U.S.
The reasons they came to America are for freedom, economic opportunity, and the promise of the better life. Most were young men from the Japanese countryside. Times were hard in Japan. If they didn't come then there wouldn't Japanese Internment Camps. -
125,00 Japanese immigrants 1901-1908
Young men from the Japense countryside intent working hard and making their fortunes. A lot of Japanese settled on the West Coast. To get a good job and some money. There would be a lot of people in the Japanese Internment camps. -
The Gentlem's Agreement began
Rooselvet took a more subtle approach to seetling the problem, negotiating with Japan. Under its term, Japanese goverenment agreed to stop issuing passports. Japanese came to America so they didn't want more coming. They went to the Iternment Camps. -
The Alien Land Law
Barred purchases of Land by immigrants who could not become citizens, so only a small number had managed to buy land. The Issei could easily buy land and become simplier. -
Marriages
First, arranged marriges, although relatively common in Japan, seemed outlandish to Ameicans, who believedit was proper first meet and fall in love. They had families that went to japanese Internment Camp. -
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in the U.S.
The bombing stunned japanese Americans plus Americans. Many had scoffed at the idea that a tiny nation like Japan would dare attack a world power. This is how the World War 2 started. -
The mayor of L.A. gave a speech
Gave a speech about calling for the roundup of all Japanese Americans before the could harm America. Even Earl Warren later to become California's governor agreed. This explained Not to fight until the war. -
Franklin Rooselvet signs the Executive Order 9066
10 weeks after the Pearl Harbor, he signed it. DeWitt sent stimpson a recommendation entitled "Evacuation of Japanese and Other Subverise Persons from the Pacific Coast." This made them go to the Internment Camps -
Japanese Americans voluntarily register for evacuation
They do it from Seattle. The reult was chaos and confusion. Families asked themselves if they should go or stay and risk imprisonment. This is what they stayed in during the war. -
Japnese Americans had to keep moving
DeWitt declared all California a prohibited zone, so these families had to move again. Many decided to move to neighboring states, such as Nevada and Idaho. This is where they move to Internment Camps.
