basic facts
japanese internment started in direct response to what event?
pearl harbor
the president who started internment
franklin roosevelt (fdr)
the year internment ended
1946
the year internment started
1942
the president who ended internment
harry truman
official day recognized to acknowledge the horrors of internment
day of rememberance (feb 19)
the facilities that japanese people and japanese-americans were held in during internment
relocation centers
george takei
what happened to many internees' property when they returned to regular life?
how many people were sent to internment camps?
around 120,000
a japanese architect from the east coast who submitted himself to be interned (hint- he has a museum in astoria!)
isamu noguchi
act from 1988 that offered a formal apology and 20k to survivors of internment
civil liberties act
the name of the act that started internment
executive order 9066
created an act to pay restitutions to remaining survivors of the camps
ronald reagan
the name of the act that ended internment
executive order 9742