Japanese Americans
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
JAPANESE AMERICANS
- 122,000 relocated to internment camps
- Forced to sell homes and businesses
- 25,000 fought in U.S. armed forces
Photo by Konabish ~ Greg Bishop
Life After Internment Camps
- Internment camps closed in 1945
- Went home to essentially no belongings
- Most became agricultural workers
Photo by joseph a
CONTINUED...
- Faced difficulties of finding a home
- Japanese face discrimination
- Japanese owned businesses were vandalized
Photo by kevin dooley
ISSEI
- First-generation Japanese Americans
- Spoke little to no English
- Group that faced the most problems with prejudice
- Popular work field was gardening
Photo by Stuck in Customs
NISEI
- Second-generation Japanese Americans
- Felt they were part of two cultures
- Faced conflict between choosing culture
Photo by Bludgeoner86
