Two months after the attack of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an Executive order, forcing all Japanese American to evacuate the West coast. Although the main focus of World War II studies is the Holocaust and it's despicable acts of humanity, many seem to recognize what Americans did to their fellow Americans. Though the relocation process of thousands of Japanese Americans, without justified reasons, was no where near as intense as the Holocaust, it left thousands with emotional and physical trauma.
December 7, 1941, at 7:55 that morning in Hawaii, a Japanese dive bomber appeared above the island of Oahu, behind it were 360 Japanese warplanes. The Japanese descended on the United States Naval bases at Pearl Harbor, this surprise attack greatly impacted the U.S Pacific Navy and is what brought the United States into World War II. From the attack close to 20 American naval vessels were destroyed, 8 battleships and 300 plus airplanes. That day more than 2,000 American soldiers and sailors died and another 1,000 were injured. The following day, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared war on Japan, three days later
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After the Japanese bombing, rumors arose, and many now believed that Japanese- Americans were involved in sabotage in American war efforts. Despite the lack of concrete evidence, Japanese Americans were suspected of being loyal to their ancestral land. On February 12, 1942, because many felt that Japanese Americans were a security risk and because of agricultural competition, influenced President Roosevelt, he signed executive order 9066 which forced a relocation of all Americans of any Japanese heritage to internment camps. With the rush, Japanese sold many of their belongings and property, many sold their items at a fraction of their current