During World War II, many Japanese-American citizens were imprisoned. They were imprisoned because they were of Japanese origin. There was no evidence to convict these people, but they were nevertheless imprisoned. Many Japanese came to the West Coast, which caused some paranoia among 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 in various parts of the United States. There were many aspects to the imprisonment of Japanese Americans, such as their lives before arriving in the camps, Executive Order 9066, and what it was like to be in the concentration camps. The first aspect of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans was their lives before coming to the camps. Japanese life was very similar to that of Americans. They went to school and played with friends. The life of the Japanese has never been easy. In 1913, California passed a law known as the Alien Land Law, which prohibited "aliens unable to obtain citizenship" from owning property, but allowed 3-year leases. These “aliens” referred to the Japanese and all Asian immigrants. In 1920 they extended the law and made it so that they couldn't even rent land. Five years later, this law was adopted in 12 other states. In 1922, in the case of Ozawa v. United States, the Supreme Court reinstated that Asian immigrants were not allowed to naturalize. Three years later, Congress passed a law 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 be permanent residents of the United States from October to November. of 1941, the Department of State...... middle of paper ...... Japanese Americans such as their lives before arriving in the camps, Executive Order 9066, and what it was being in the concentration camps. Japanese life was very similar to that of Americans. They went to school and played with friends. The life of 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 into internment. One of the camps built was known as the Gila River Relocation Center. It was located in Arizona. There were around 13,000 people in this camp. The inhabitants of the camps had to face many difficulties. The Japanese went through a lot, but in the end, they still saw the light at the end of the tunnel and tried to continue their lives as best they could..