Map Monday, Japanese Internment Camps

The creation of Japanese internment camps represents an under examined aspect of American participation in World War II.  On 19 February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066.  Ostensibly driven by security concerns, 9066 authorized the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans.  Using confidential US Census Bureau information,… Read more“Map Monday, Japanese Internment Camps”