History

Growing up in the suburbs of Texas, I knew little about Asian American history. I recall reading about the Japanese Internment camps during my sophomore year in high school. The information, in one or two paragraphs, was printed on one page of my Honors U.S. History textbook. A small image of an unknown internment camp was displayed next to one of the paragraphs on the same page.

I also recall being bothered by the one page information and vague image, and I wanted to know more about it.  However, during a class lecture, my teacher skimmed over it and told the class that the U.S. government took care of "them" during WWII. Since then, I have been curious about the treatment and social injustice of Japanese Americans during WWII.

Fast forward many years later, I have been interested in learning more about the internment camps, especially the ones located in the South.  In this exhibit page, I have posted several images of three different former internment camps/relocation centers from the following locations: Rohwer, Arkansas; Crystal City, TX; and Seagoville, TX.  I share these images with my students, so they can have access to visual artifacts while reading novels, articles, and speeches pertaining to Japanese Americans during WWII.

*I plan to add more information about each camp or relocation center.