Japanese-American life before World War II

Contents 1 Life in America for Japanese nationals before World War II 2 A personal testimony 3 A brief history of life before World War II 4 Japanese-American life under U.S. policies during World War II 4.1 Yellow Peril 4.2 Concern over Japanese-American loyalty to U.S. 4.3 Executive Order 9066 4.4 Evacuation and relocation 4.5 The internment camps 4.5.1 Locations of camps 5 A brief history of life during World War II 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Life in America for Japanese nationals before World War II [edit] For most Japanese Americans, life before World War II was the same as it was for Americans of any ethnic background until they were labeled The New Enemy. This title subjected them to legal restrictions in addition to the internment camps.[1] Some of these legal restrictions included: A rigid curfew The curfew prohibited affected individual from traveling more than twenty miles from their homes except to settle their affairs at wartime civilian c... (see more)