7.+Japanese+Internment+(Issei+and+Nisei)

Nicole Lamberta October 20, 2008 Block 2 U.S. History 2 =__ Profile __= Name- Jessica Ku Birthday- February 22, 1942 Date on incident- February 19th 1942 Interests- writing, tennis, gardening, and reading General Information- has two older brothers, a mom and dad, live on a farm in California. http://tomroeser.com/blog/img/f24042/japanesecamp.gif Dear Diary, February 23, 1942 Today is my first entry because I just got this diary for my eleventh birthday. Crazy things are happening to my family and I right now. A few months ago on December 7, 1941, the Japanese air force surprise attacked Pearl Harbor, which is were all of out navy boats are (Kohn 1). So people around us are going crazy and thinking that we, the Japanese Americans, had something to do with the attack. Which I is really strange because I know some people who were at Pearl Harbor, and sadly died. The people of America are spreading rumors that we committed espionage and sabotage. We don’t read the newspapers anymore because Daddy says they say mean things about us. Now because so many people believe these rumors, President FDR passed the Executive Order 9066 a few days ago on the 19th of February (Kohn 1). This order affects he Issei immigrants, which is my parent, and the Nesi, which is my siblings and I (Siegler 1). They are only giving us a few days to sell our house and farm, I am very sad to leave our house. I have lived here all my life and have so many memories. Mommy is very sad as she packs up the house, and attempts to sell the farm. She too had many memories on this farm and hates to give it all up. I know have to go and help Mommy hope to be back soon! Sincerely, Jessica Dear Diary, February 26th 1942 Hello again, sorry it has been a few days but I had to pack away my diary until we got settled in whatever location we were transported to. My family and I are now living in a racetrack while the camp we are going to be forced to live in is being formed. It is very crowed here, and many people are not quite sure about what going on. But I have met some new friends and trying to enjoy life the way it is right now (Kohn 1). Dear Diary, May 3rd 1942 Sorry it has taken me so long to write, but times have been intense. We are no finally moved into our camp. We lived in the over crowed racetrack for three months, and now finally in some-what better shelter. In our camp there is about 10,000 people living in it, but there may be more as time goes on. Overall Daddy says 120,000 Japanese Americans were sent to camps like ours all over the west coast (Kohn 1). My family lives in this barrack that’s about 20 x 16 feet, that has cots, a stove, and a light bulb. Also in the camps there is a mess hall, which is where we eat, toilet, laundry, and bathing areas, and also a recreation hall. My favorite part of the camp is the recreation hall. All the kids love to play sports there, and play. Every Tuesday the boys have their boy Scouts meetings in the recreation hall. The adults work agriculture, education, food preparation, and they make giant camouflage nets. We are also allowed to have church every Sunday. Also everyday, all the children go to school to learn about the American culture. The camp is pretty nice compared to how I thought my life was going to turn out (Siegler 1). __ Works Cited __ Danzer, Gerald, et al. __The Americans__. Illinois: McDougal Littell Company, 2005. Kohn, George Childs. "Japanese American internment camps." The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2001. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. Hunterdon Central Regional High School. 20 Oct. 2008. Nilya, Brian. “Japanese American internment camps.” __Encyclopedia of Japanese__ __American History.__ New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2001. __American History__ __Online,__ Facts on File, Inc. Hunterdon Central Regional High School. 20 Oct. 2008. Siegler, Traci L. "Japanese American relocation and internment during World War II." In Jeffries, John W., Katherine Liapis Segrue, and Gary B. Nash, eds. __Encyclopedia__ __of American History: The Great Depression and World War II, 1929 to 1945__, vol. 8. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. __American History Online.__ Facts On File, Inc. Hunterdon Central Regional High School. 20 Oct. 2008.