Farewell To Manzanar

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

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A surprise military strike launched by the Japanese Imperial Navy on December 7, 1941, against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

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Injustice

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An unjust act or occurrence, lack of fairness.

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Internment

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The act of imprisoning someone for political reasons during a war.

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Executive Order 9066

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Authorized the US war department to establish military areas from which 'any or all persons may be excluded.' Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, it resulted in the removal from the west coast of anyone with Japanese ancestry.

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Family Number

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A number assigned by the army to each family unit or individual living alone during registration for 'evacuation.' Used for administrative and property identification purposes.

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Naturalization

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The act on the part of a government granting full citizenship to a foreign-born person.

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Alien

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Someone who lives in a country who is not a citizen of that country.

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Evacuees

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People who have been removed from a place, especially for safety.

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Evacuation

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The removal of citizens, soldiers, or the like from an endangered place.

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Issei

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First generation people born in Japan.