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Chula Vista exhibit documents WWII Japanese internment
All Japanese citizens up to 1/4 Japanese were relocated unless they were on farms where the farmers signed a note agreeing that they were needed for labor, or if they lived in Hawaii. All citizens were processed through main internment camps, one being Tule Lake. The majority of the Japanese who were interred signed the oath. Some did not sign it because the way it was worded it implied that they had previously been loyal to the emperor. Since they had never been loyal to the emperor, they did not want to sign it. Many had been born in the United States and felt no connection to Japan. Most immigrants were thankful for the opportunities available in the United States. Over 120,000 Japanese were interred in 10 camps, some actually located in horse barns, others in old barracks. At Camp Minidoka the Japanese had to build their own furniture from scrap wood and sagebrush. Ironically, they were located near a German prisoner of war camp. Despite the poor treatment of their parents, grandparents, and siblings, many Japanese men volunteered to defend this country. The most famous being the 442 which is the most highly decorated group in the U.S. Another group served as interpreters in military intelligence.— June 24, 2013 7:20 p.m.