Another Dark Chapter in Another Dark Chapter in American History –American History –

The Japanese The Japanese InternmentInternment

Executive Order # 9066Executive Order # 9066

►110,000 Japanese 110,000 Japanese Americans re-locatedAmericans re-located

►No due process of the No due process of the law law

►Couldn’t own land, Couldn’t own land, property = $ Billions Lostproperty = $ Billions Lost

Life in the CampsLife in the Camps►Unsanitary Unsanitary

conditions, conditions, ►Surrounded by Surrounded by

barbed wire / barbed wire / GuardsGuards

►Ran like a PrisonRan like a Prison►Located in Located in

Deserts, Swamps Deserts, Swamps

The Loyalty OathThe Loyalty Oath

Korematsu V. United StatesKorematsu V. United States

►Refused to leave Refused to leave his homehis home

►Supreme Court Supreme Court Ruling = War Ruling = War makes Internment makes Internment ConstitutionalConstitutional

►Convicted to 3 Convicted to 3 years in Prisonyears in Prison

Tule Lake, CATule Lake, CA

►Site of Site of Demonstrations / Demonstrations / RiotRiot

►Surrounded by Surrounded by 1200 Men with 1200 Men with tanks tanks

►Deaths / Injuries Deaths / Injuries = Result of = Result of DemonstrationsDemonstrations

The 442The 442ndnd Regimental Combat Regimental Combat TeamTeam

► All Japanese-All Japanese-American UnitAmerican Unit

► 30,000 men served 30,000 men served ►Nicknamed “The Nicknamed “The

Purple Heart Purple Heart Battalion”Battalion”

►Most decorated unit Most decorated unit in U.S Historyin U.S History 10,000 Purple Hearts10,000 Purple Hearts 52 Distinguished 52 Distinguished

Service CrossesService Crosses 23 Medal of Honors23 Medal of Honors

Internment EndsInternment Ends

December 17, 1944December 17, 1944

An ApologyAn Apology

►Federal Federal Investigation Investigation starting in 1980starting in 1980

►Required an Required an Official ApologyOfficial Apology

►Reparations Reparations ($20,000 per ($20,000 per person)person)