Japanese Internment in WWII

= Justification of Internment = WWII audio and visual clips discussing the reason for Internment: WiOSUN4EgVQ&p=96416706BE048D4B&playnext=1&index=4

Video courtesy of YouTube account blah32123.

An early 1980's PSA: a brief, child-friendly background of Japanese American history. However, notice that the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII is immediately brushed aside once mentioned. pSroVNo02gc Video courtesy of YouTube account golabutron.

= The Beginning of the Internment Camps = Japanese Americans, in the beginning were welcomed to America but as time passed prejudice took on a huge role in their life and their living conditions especially after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Due to the war and Executive Order, the Japanese Americans were sent off to camps so that Americans were "protected".

= Internment Camps in the U.S. = Once the Japanese were told they would have to leave their homes, three different types of centers were established to contain them- Assembly Centers, Relocation Centers, and Internment Centers. Although all three detained the Japanese for an extended period of time, their purposes were very diverse and the length of stay was incredibly varied.

= Reparations and Reactions = After WWII, Japanese Americans sought financial and emotional reparations for the discriminatory treatment they received because of their ancestry. The Redress Movement extended for decades, eventually resulting in a formal apology from the U.S. government that included Recognition and Awards to all detainees. Many Memorials and Monuments have also been erected in honor of the injustice done to Japanese Americans during WWII.