Nomura Family
People/Groups
Evacuation
Internment Camps
Vocabulary from I am an American
100
What town did the Nomuras live in?
Keystone, California.
100
Who's singing did Shi admire right before the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Mary
100
President Roosevelt signed this, authorizing Japanese internment
Executive Order 9066
100
What was the maximum allowance per month for families in the internment camps?
$7.50 a month
100
What does "Issei" mean?
A first generation Japanese American. A person who immigrated to the United States from Japan.
200
What is Shi's full name?
Shiro
200
Which commander was influential in spreading the idea that Japanese Americans may be disloyal?
General DeWitt
200
Japanese Americans were excluded from the west coast. What was the name for the region?
Restricted Area Number One
200
What state was the Manzanar internment camp located?
California
200
What is "patriotism"?
Showing strong love, support, defense, and loyalty of one's country.
300
What were the stereotypes used the describe facial images of Japanese American men like Shi?
Glasses, narrow-slitted eyes, bucktoothed grin
300
Which organization wanted to avoid violence, so they would cooperate with the U.S. government for the safety of their people.
JACL Japanese American Citizens League
300
What is E-Day?
Evacuation day, when all Japanese Americans were evacuated from their homes.
300
What were the housing at internment camps called?
Barracks
300
What does "legislation" mean?
The act of making or enacting laws. E.g. Many politicians created racist "legislation" that affected the Issei.
400
What sports did Shi play in high school that made him popular in the mostly white high school?
baseball, football, track
400
They hired Shi to help farm sugar beets and treated him with respect.
Tjaden family
400
What did Hideo Murata, a veteran soldier that fought for the U.S. during World War I, do after he heard that he was to evacuate?
He committed suicide.
400
What state is Topaz internment camp located?
Utah
400
What does "espionage" mean?
The act or practice of spying. E.g. General DeWitt suspected Japanese Americans of espionage.
500
What internment camp did the Nomura family live in?
Manzanar
500
Which immigrant groups were not put in internment camps even though their countries of origin were at war with the U.S.
German and Italian immigrants
500
What were the 3 states that were part of Restricted Area Number One?
Washington, Oregon, California
500
How many Japanese Americans were imprisoned in internment camps?
120,000
500
What are "sentries"?
A soldier stationed at a place to stand guard, usually with weapons.
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