The Tragic History of the Japanese-american Internment Camps

by Kent, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780766027978
• ISBN10: 076602797X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc

Summary

Before World War II, Japanese Americans on the West Coast worked hard adapting to American life while creating tight-knit communities. However, after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, sending 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent into internment camps. They were forced to live in barracks surrounded by barbed wire and watchtowers. Follow Deborah Kent as she details the sad history of these camps, the reasons behind their creation, and how the internees made the best of their deplorable situation, and finally received an official apology from the U.S. Government.

Table of Contents

Prison of Fear	p. 5
Strangers From a Far Country	p. 13
Presidential Orders	p. 30
Behind Barbed Wire	p. 49
Worlds Apart	p. 69
The Long Way Home	p. 85
Healing and Hope	p. 98
Timeline	p. 112
Chapter Notes	p. 115
Glossary	p. 122
Further Reading	p. 124
Internet Addresses	p. 125
Index	p. 126
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