Japanese American Internment Camps by Katelyn Olsen

Japanese American Internment Camps On A Map

katelynolsen2 — 2025-08-02 00:09:38 UTC

In this map you can see that the majority of this was focused in the West. There were only two camps that were farther east, but nothing reached the east coast. A big reason for this was that all of the camps were centered in very rural areas. The government wanted Japanese Americans separated from the rest of society, so that is why they are in very empty places.

Executive Order 9066

katelynolsen2 — 2025-08-02 00:19:41 UTC

In this photo you can see how news of executive order 9066 was posted all over the West coast. These posters were being posted in 1942

Transport

katelynolsen2 — 2025-08-02 00:22:21 UTC

In this picture you can see how all of the Japanese Americans were shoving onto the trains to the camps with all of their few belongings they had left in hand. This occured in 1942

Barracks

katelynolsen2 — 2025-08-02 00:25:42 UTC

In this photo you can clearly see how little privacy they truly had in their living spaces. You can also gather how small the space was with nowhere to really put their things. This photo was taken in 1942

katelynolsen2 — 2025-08-02 00:29:07 UTC

In this picture there are a group of young third grade kids working on their assignment. This was the first volunteer elementary school, and they had no access to any school equipment. This photo was taken in 1942

Propaganda

katelynolsen2 — 2025-08-02 00:38:16 UTC

This is a picture of one of many propaganda posters that were made circa 1942-1943. This poster is essentially saying that you shouldn't talk about any important information so Japanese Americans don't hear.

Explanation

katelynolsen2 — 2025-08-02 01:24:58 UTC

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 the US government was scared that Japanese Americans were not loyal. They forcibly removed about 110,00 Japanese American from their homes to put them into internment camps that were mostly west. These camps were in very rural areas to truly separate these Japanese Americans from society. Executive Order 9066 was the order that was passed by the government for them to continue with the camps. In these camps Japanese Americans made schools, churches, and truly just made the best they could. They had little to no privacy. The barracks were small spaces for entire families. They were also fed very poor quality food, and it was easy for disease to spread especially to women and children. Japanese Americans were released at the end of World War II. It wasn't till about thirty four years later when the government executed Executive Order 9066.