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Brady Newman and Lennon Graham

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U.S. Government. Congress. Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Washington: Congress, August 1 , 1!"". We#. 1 Novem#er $ 1%. &n 1!'$, during WW&&, soon a(ter the atta)* #y the +a,anese during Pear- .ar#or, President /ooseve-t esta#-ished 01e)utive 2rder ! 33. 4he order wou-d state that a-- +a,anese5Ameri)ans wou-d #e interned and sent to )am,s dee,er into the U.S. 4he soon to #e internees, -ost everything they had when they were sent to the )am,s. 6ears a(ter, a-- they had were ha-(hearted a,o-ogies. But, the CiviLi#erties A)t o( 1!"", whi)h was signed #y President /ona-d /eagan in 1!"", wou-d state that a--iving (ormer +a,anese5Ameri)an internees wou-d #e granted 7$ , in re,arations. 4his ,rimary sour)e he-,s show the ,o-iti)a-, so)ia-, and e)onomi) im,a)ts o( how the internment o( +a,anese5 Ameri)ans a((e)ted the U.S. years a(ter they were re-eased. 8orematsu v. United States. %$% U.S. $1'. Su,reme Court o( the United States. 1!''. Corne-University o( Law. We# $ Nov. $ 1%. A))ording to the Civi-ian 01)-usion 2rder No. %', a-- Ameri)ans o( +a,anese des)ent, where to #e e1)-uded (rom the area o( San Leandro, Ca-i(ornia. 4he order whi)h was mandated in 1!'$, was vio-ated #y the +a,anese5Ameri)an, 9red 8orematsu in 1!''. &n 1!'', 8orematsu was arrested and )onvi)ted (or the vio-ation. &n reta-iation, 8orematsu too* the )ase to the Su,reme Court, )ha--enging that the 2rder was in vio-ation o( his )onstitutiona- right. 8orematsu wou-d -ose the )ase (rom a 35% de)ision. 4he )ase was high-y )ontroversia- (or (a-se eviden)e was said to #e su#mitted to the Su,reme Court, and ra)ia- ,re:udi)e was said to have #een a determinant. 4his ,rimary sour)e he-,s show the sti-- )ontroversia- views o( internment o( +a,anese5Ameri)ans. +ohn L. ;eWitt. Civi-ian 01)-usion 2rder No. %'. <ay %, 1!'$. htt,:==)hnm.gmu.edu=sta((=sharon=as$ >?( !=)o--e)tions=items=show=%$ @a))essed Novem#er %, $ 1%A. 4his 2rder esta#-ished #y Lt. Genera- ;eWitt, stated that a-- +a,anese5Ameri)ans wou-d #e eva)uated out o( the County o( A-ameda, in Ca-i(ornia. 4his was )reated a(ter the 01e)utive 2rder ! 33 given #y 9;/. 4he area in a((e)ted was #eing turned into a mi-itary Bone, and (or#ade a-- ,eo,-e o( +a,anese des)ent (rom #eing in the area a(ter the eva)uation ,ro)ess. 4his wou-d #e one o( the many orders to )ome during the internment o( the +a,anese5Ameri)ans. 4he ,rimary sour)e he-,s one #etter understand the sym,athy or )on)ern (or the +a,anese5Ameri)ans o( this time. Adams, Anse-. Photogra,hs o( +a,anese5Ameri)an &nternment at <anBanar /e-o)ation Center, Ca-i(ornia, 1!'%.htt,:==www.-o).gov=,i)tures=sear)h=CstDgridE)oDmanB @a))essed Novem#er ', $ 1%A. Anse- Adams was a very (amous Ameri)an ,hotogra,her -iving (rom 1! $51!"'. Adams was most (amous (or his #-a)*5and5white ,hotogra,hs o( the Ameri)an West.4his ,hotogra,h )o--e)tion )ontains ,i)tures o( the <anBanar /e-o)ation Center in Ca-i(ornia, a(ter +a,anese5Ameri)ans were re-o)ated to internment )am,s. <any o( the ,hotos are ,ortraits o( the residen)e, #ut others are o( the )am, -ayout, and the everyday -i(e o( the residen)e. 4he ,hotos ta*en at the time )a,ture +a,anese5

Brady Newman and Lennon Graham Ameri)an internment #y giving the ,eo,-e o( the )am, a (a)e, and #y re,resenting the )am, -i(e. Executive Order 9066, February 19, 1942; General Records of t e !nited "tates Govern#ent; Record Grou$ 11; %ational &rc ives Executive Order 9066 'as 'ritten and establis ed by Fran(lin )* Roosevelt durin+ ,orld ,ar --* . e order 'ould state t at F)R aut ori/ed t e intern#ent of 0a$anese &#ericans, t is 'as due to ysteria and fear of ' at could co#e* . is order fro# t e $resident at t e ti#e, 'ould s o' o' t e 'ar and ysteria affected t e +overn#ent and not 1ust t e $eo$le* 2t* Gen* 0*2* )e,itt to t e 3 ief of "taff, !*"* &r#y, 0une 4, 1945, in !*"* &r#y, ,estern )efense 3o##and and Fourt &r#y, Final Re$ort; 0a$anese Evacuation fro# t e ,est 3oast 1942, ,as in+ton )*3*6 Govt* 7rintin+ Office, 1945, $$* 8ii9x* . is re$ort 'as +iven to t e 3 ief of "taff of t e !*"* &r#y statin+ t at t e relocation $rocess of 0a$anese &#ericans fro# t e 7acific 3oast 'as co#$leted* . e General ex$lained o' t e $rocess, t ou+ not very 'ell $lanned, 'ent easily* &l#ost 111,000 0a$anese &#ericans 'ere relocated fro# t e ,est 3oast* . is re$ort of t e effort el$s see t e vie'$oints of t e #ilitary at t e ti#e of 0a$anese relocation* .a(ei, Geor+e* -ntervie'ed by :elody 3 en, 2; October 2004, &rc ive of &#erican .elevision* -n t e intervie' of t e fa#ous actor, Geor+e .a(ei, e ad tal(ed about is early c ild ood, and ' o e, as a 0a$anese &#erican, 'as relocated to an intern#ent ca#$ in &r(ansas* <e stated o' is fat er ad ex$lained to i# and is siblin+s t at it 'as a vacation to t e ca#$* )urin+ t e intervie' e also ex$lains so#e of is ex$eriences durin+ is life in t e ca#$* . is first and account +ives a little ex$lanation to o' life 'as in t e intern#ent ca#$s* 4a*ei, George. To The Stars United States: Po)*et Boo*s, 1!!' . is is a $ri#ary auto9bio+ra$ y* . e first $art of t e boo( tells of is ex$eriences in 0a$anese intern#ent ca#$s* . is 'ould be a useful source on anyt in+ about Geor+e .a(ei* A Challenge to Democracy. Produ)ed #y 4he War /e-o)ation Authority with )oo,eration o( 4he 2((i)e 2( War &n(ormation and 4he 2((i)e 2( Strategi) Servi)es. 1" min. 1!' Fs www.)onservation(und.org=media5(i-es=video5histori)a-5,ro,aganda5(i-m5a#out5internment5 )am,s5a5)ha--enge5to5demo)ra)y= 4his (i-m ta-*s a#out the internment )am,s and showed the wor-d what they are -i*e. &t a-so ta-*s a#out the s)hoo- systems in the )am,s. &t ta-*s o( some :o#s that the ,risoners (u-(i--. 4his short (i-m sums u, -i(e in the )am,s. GCivi-ian 01)-usion 2rder No. >H 4it-e: &nstru)tions 4o A-- Persons 2( +a,anese An)estry. A,ri- 1,

Brady Newman and Lennon Graham 1!'$. www.intimeand,-a)e.org=+a,aneseI$ &nternment=images=e1)-usionorder.htm. is is a $ri#ary docu#ent over 0a$anese -ntern#ent* -t is i#$ortant because it 'as t e first official act of relocation durin+ t e ti#e $eriod* 7osters li(e t ese 'ere un+ all over t e 'est coast in early &$ril, 1942

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Rot stein, Ed'ard* =. e <o' of an -ntern#ent, but %ot &ll t e , ys*> . e %e' ?or( .i#es, )ece#ber 9, 2011* tt$6@@'''*nyti#es*co#@2011@12@10@arts@desi+n@ eart9#ountain9 inter$retive9learnin+9center9revie'* t#l -n 1945, over 10,000 $eo$le lived in t e <eart :ountain Relocation 3enter, a 0a$anese -ntern#ent ca#$ in ,yo#in+* . is 'as t e result of <arry .ru#anAs Executive Order 9066* . is article el$s infor# one of t e +eo+ra$ y and layout of t e <eart :ountain Relocation 3enter 4he Ar*ansas ;e,artment o( 0du)ation. G+erome -nter#ent 3a#$> &.E% and t e &r(ansas )e$art#ent of Education B2010C htt,:==www.intheirwords.org=the?home?(ront?e1,erien)e=internment?)am,sC=:erome?internment?)am, . is is a secondary 'ebsite* 0ero#e intern#ent ca#$ oused so#e 16,000 0a$anese &#ericans* . is 'ebsite 'ill el$ +et so#e base (no'led+e on t e to$ic, but it also +oes into so#e detail* . e %ational ,,-- :useu#* =Dy . e %u#bers6 0a$anese &#erican -ntern#ent> . e %ational ,,-- :useu# htt,:==www.nationa-ww$museum.org . is is a secondary 'ebsite for a ,,-- #useu#* -t s o's a table 'it t e na#es of t e ca#$s and t e nu#ber of $risoners* . is 'ill aid in findin+ out o' #any $risoners eac ca#$ ad* " inoda, :i(e* Een1i* :i(e " inodaF2004 . is is a secondary son+ about :i(eAs fa#ily* -t tal(s about life in intern#ent ca#$s* . is is useful in findin+ out o' it 'as durin+ t is ti#e $eriod

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