Dwight Okita
Order 9066
Poem
100

Where and when was he born?

Chicago, 1958

100

What year was it signed?

1942

100

How old is the girl?

14

200

What type of poetry does he mainly write?

Slam poetry

200

When was it officially rescinded?

1976

200

What happens with her best friend?

She becomes convinced she is the enemy

300

What generation of Japanese American is he?

3rd

300

Who signed it?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt
300

What is her favorite food?

Hot dogs

400

What battalion did his father fight in?

442nd

400

How many Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps?

122,000

400

What does she bring with her to the internment camp?

Galoshes and 3 packs of tomato seeds

500
What is his father's name?

Fred

500

What did the order claim to protect against?

Espionage and sabotage to national defense-material

500

What does she tell her best friend at the end?

To plant a tomato and she will think of her when the first one grows

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