Many were american citizens by birth Naval base at pearl harbor They didn’t return to clovis for decades after that, though ebihara’s u.s
Army service took him to white sands missile range. On december 7, 1941, the united states entered world war ii when japan attacked the u.s During world war ii, the united states forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120,000 people of japanese descent in ten concentration camps operated by the war relocation authority (wra), mostly in the western interior of the country
Japanese american internment camps were located mainly in western u.s The first internment camp in operation was manzanar, located in california Between 1942 and 1945 a total of 10 camps were opened, holding approximately 120,000 japanese americans for varying periods of time in california, arizona, wyoming, colorado, utah, and arkansas. Four monuments open to the public in fresno and clovis are a reminder of the role central california played in the internment of residents of japanese descent during world war ii.
