"Some 120,313 persons of Japanese descent came under the custody of the WRA (War Relocation Authority) between May 8, 1942 (the date Colorado River Relocation Center opened which is also called the Poston Relocation Center, and March 20, 1945 (the date Tule Lake closed).
Available online:
http://relocationarchives.org/showdoc.php?docid=00002&search_id=29709&pagenum=17
Original Source: "The Evacuated People A Quantitative Description". United States Department of the Interior, J.A. Krug, Secretary; War Relocation Authority, D. S. Meyer, Director.
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The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in the year 1941. The exact date was December 7th, 1941 and the United States declared war almost immediately after.
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July 28 1914
I was generally interested in Japanese interment because I wanted to know what there involvement was in the great depression. I learned that during February 19th the anniversary of a sad day in American history. It was on that date in 1942, in the midst of the response to the hostilities that began on December 7, 1941, that Executive Order 9066 was issued, subsequently enforced by the criminal penalties of a statute enacted March 21, 1942, resulting in the uprooting of loyal Americans. Over one hundred thousand persons of Japanese ancestry were removed from their homes, detained in special camps, and eventually relocated. The tremendous effort by the War Relocation Authority and concerned Americans for the welfare of these Japanese-Americans may add perspective to that story, but it does not erase the setback to fundamental American principles. Fortunately, the Japanese-American community in Hawaii was spared the indignities suffered by those on our mainland. We now know what we should have known then--not only was that evacuation wrong, but Japanese-Americans were and are loyal Americans. On the battlefield and at home, Japanese-Americans -- names like Hamada, Mitsumori, Marimoto, Noguchi, Yamasaki, Kido, Munemori and Miyamura -- have been and continue to be written in our history for the sacrifices and the contributions they have made to the well-being and security of our nation.
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