During World War II, many Japanese-American citizens were imprisoned. They were imprisoned because they were of Japanese descent. There was no evidence to convict these people, but they were incarcerated anyway. Many Japanese arrived on the West Coast, which caused some paranoia among the Americans. The Americans thought the Japanese might be terrorists in disguise. In February 1942, President Roosevelt ordered that Americans and Japanese be sent to concentration camps located in various areas of the United States. There were many aspects of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans, such as their life before arriving in the camps, Executive Order 9066, and what it was like to be in concentration camps. The first aspect of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans was their life before coming to the camps. Japanese life was very similar to that of Americans. They went to school and played with friends. Life for the Japanese has never been easy. In the year 1913, California passed a law known as the Alien Land Law which prohibited “aliens who could not receive citizenship” from owning property but allowed 3-year leases. These “aliens” were a reference to the Japanese and all Asian immigrants. In 1920, they expanded the law and made it so they couldn't even rent land. 5 years later this law was passed in 12 more states. In 1922, the Ozawa v. United States court case caused the Supreme Court to reinstate that Asian immigrants were not permitted to naturalize. Three years later Congress passed an act stating that “aliens would not be granted citizenship unless they had served in the United States armed forces between April 6, 1917, and November 1918, had been honored, and were permanent residents of the United States. United from October to November”. of 1941, the State Department......middle of paper......Japanese Americans as their life before arriving in the camps, Executive Order 9066, and what it was like to be in the camps of concentration. Japanese life was very similar to that of Americans. They went to school and played with friends. Life for the Japanese has never been easy. Order 9066 was issued on February 19, 1942, when President Roosevelt ordered his officials at all levels of the federal government to send tens or thousands of Japanese Americans to internment. One of the camps built was known as the Gila River Relocation Center. It was located in Arizona. There were approximately 13,000 people in this camp. The people in the camps faced many difficulties. The Japanese went through many hardships but in the end they still saw the light at the end of the tunnel and tried to move on with their lives as best they could.