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After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese
Americans encountered strong hostility, prejudice, and discrimination. Fearing
that Japan
might next strike the West Coast of the United States and that Japanese Americans
would
"spy" for the enemy, Thousands of Japanese Americans
living on the West coast were rounded up and confined to internment camps
located inland.
The following photos offer a view of what life was like for the Japanese
Americans. In
what ways do you think life changed for the Japanese Americans interned in
the camps? How
do you think those interned felt about the government of the United States?
If you had
been uprooted from your home and confined to a camp, how would you have felt?
Click on the photographs for larger images. For additional images on this topic, consult FSA/OWI Photographs, 1935-1945, Taking the Long View, 1851-1991 [panoramic photographs], and Ansel Adams' Manzanar Photographs. Use your browser's Back Button to return to this point.
top of page Click on the photographs for larger images. For additional images on this topic, consult FSA/OWI Photographs, 1935-1945 and Taking the Long View, 1851-1991 [panoramic photographs] and Ansel Adams' Manzanar Photographs. Use your browser's Back Button to return to this point. | ||||||
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