George Takei
What is George's current job?
What is acting
Where was the camp located?
Where is Arkansas and California
What major event was a part of WW2 related to this book?
what is the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What were the Japanese Americans referred as in America?
who are Alien enemies
Were the Japanese Americans allowed to register for military service?
Yes, if they were considered "loyal citizens".
When was George born?
When was April 20th, 1937
Where were the Japanese moved to before the camp?
Where are the horse stables at the Santa Anita race track.
Who was the president at the beginning of this time?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
What was the American's opinions on the Japanese?
what is a threat to their country.
Who was the commanding general of the Western theater of operation?
Who is General John L. Dewitt.
What are the names of George's siblings?
Who are Henry & Nancy
How many Japanese Americans were housed at Camp Rohwer?
8,500
Which out of the two camps was the most cruel?
What is Camp Tule Lake
What did the Americans do to the Japanese bank accounts and financial assets during this time?
They froze them, no longer allowing them to be used.
What were the orders called that the American government issued to remove Japanese Americans?
What is "Civilian Exclusion Orders".
What was George's first performance in acting?
What is the Fly Black Bird!
How long were the Japanese Americans held at Camp Rohwer?
What is one year and seven months.
How did the Americans determine whether the Japanese were loyal to them or not?
What is loyalty questionnaires.
What happened to the Japanese when they broke their curfew regulations?
They were punished immediately.
Who ran for governor that decided to get in front of the "issue" of Japanese Americans?
Who is Attorney General of California, Earl Warren.
Where was George born?
Where is Los Angeles
What was the name of the second camp they stayed at?
Where is Camp Tule Lake
Who gave the American Dream speech?
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why were the Japanese "tagged" before beginning camp?
To keep track of them.
How did President Roosevelt address the congress the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
What is using a radio