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Reporter Len Clements making fun of sleeping photographer Neil Miller on the helicopter journey home. 1/24/1995
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KTSP TV10 Reporter Len Clements series on the interment on Japanese Americans during World War 2. This is a 5 part series documenting how it affected Japanese individuals in Arizona. This is a history of the Japanese American experience during WWII. Part 6
Anchors Bill Close
During World War II, the United States government carried out the internment of Japanese Americans, which is widely considered to be one of the most egregious violations of civil liberties in American history.
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, there was a widespread fear that Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were potential security risks. As a result, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the forced relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps located in remote areas of the country.
Approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, were forced to leave their homes, businesses, and communities and relocate to these internment camps. The government argued that this was necessary to prevent espionage and sabotage, but there was no evidence to support these claims.
Conditions in the internment camps were difficult and often inhumane. The camps were overcrowded, with poor sanitation and inadequate medical care. Families were separated, and individuals were forced to live in barracks with no privacy. Many Japanese Americans lost their homes, businesses, and possessions as a result of the internment, and they were not provided with any compensation for their losses.
The internment of Japanese Americans was widely criticized at the time and remains a dark chapter in American history. In 1988, the U.S. government formally apologized for the internment and provided reparations to surviving Japanese American internees.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/japanese-relocation
https://www.britannica.com/event/Japanese-American-internment
https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/APA/Historical-Essays/Exclusion-to-Inclusion/Internment/