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“Farewell to Manzanar” P330
“Manzanar National Historic Site.” From World Book Advanced
Manzanar National Historic Site, near Independence, California, marks the site of Manzanar War
Relocation Center. The center was the first of 10 internment camps where people of Japanese ancestry
were confined from 1942 to 1945. Japan's surprise attack on the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor in
December 1941 caused the United States to enter World War II (1939-1945). United States military
leaders feared that people of Japanese ancestry were a threat to national security. There was little
evidence to support such fears, however.
In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. The order authorized
military commanders to designate military areas from which "any or all persons may be excluded." The
military removed more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast and southern
Arizona, and confined them in detention camps. Those imprisoned included more than 70,000 U.S.
citizens.
From June 1, 1942, to Nov. 21, 1945, about 10,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese aliens from the
West Coast were confined at Manzanar. The camp covered 1 square mile (2.6 square kilometers). It was
surrounded by barbed wire. Military police in eight guard towers and at the entrance station kept watch
over the camp.
An interpretive center at the site has exhibits on the historical background of the relocation order. Also,
visitors can follow a 3-mile (5-kilometer) automobile tour of the camp. Points of interest include guard
posts, the camp auditorium, and the camp cemetery. The United States Congress authorized the land as a
historic site in 1992.
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“Farewell to Manzanar” P330
From Manzanar.com
The Manzanar Relocation Center, established as the Owens Valley Reception Center, was first run by the
U.S. Army's Wartime Civilian Control Administration (WCCA). It later became the first relocation center
to be operated by the War Relocation Authority (WRA). The center was located at the former farm and
orchard community of Manzanar. Founded in 1910, the town was abandoned when the city of Los
Angeles purchased the land in the late 1920s for its water rights. The Los Angeles aqueduct, which
carries Owens Valley water to Los Angeles, is a mile east of Manzanar. Begun in March of 1942, the
relocation center was built by Los Angeles contractor Griffith and Company. Construction proceeded 10
hours a day 7 days a week; major construction was completed within six weeks. On March 21 the first 82
Japanese Americans made the 220-mile trip by bus from Los Angeles. More volunteers soon followed to
help build the relocation center: over the next few days 146 more Japanese Americans arrived in 140
cars and trucks under military escort. Another 500 Japanese Americans, mostly older men, arrived from
Los Angeles by train. By mid April, up to 1,000 Japanese Americans were arriving at Manzanar a day and
by mid May Manzanar had a population of over 7,000. By July Manzanar's population was nearly 10,000.
Over 90 percent of the evacuees were from the Los Angeles area; others were from Stockton, California,
and Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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“Farewell to Manzanar” P330
Describe how the Point of View is set up in “Farewell to Manzanar”.
Who is(are) the narrator(s)?
What gender are they?
What Point of View are they using?
Cite evidence to support.
And how do they tell the story (through journal,
flashback, retelling of what happened in the past to understand
where they are today)?
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Review your answer above. In a paragraph explain why the author made the choices they did for Point
of view? Analyze the author’s choice with Point of View and explain how it helps them express their
tone or theme as well as how it helps a reader’s understanding of the subject at hand.
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“Farewell to Manzanar” P330
Point of View Comic Strip
Directions: Take a scene from “Farewell to Manzanar” and demonstrate how it would look in the
different types of point of view. If you are not Artsy Fartsy, make sure to use words to describe the
scene. Hint: When they are in line for dinner on p 333 or the scene where “all twelve bowls were
erupting like a row of tiny volcanoes”
First Person
Third Person Objective
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
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“Farewell to Manzanar” P330
Directions: Compare the two works by writing a brief description from the text or answering the
question. If it didn’t occur, put NA in the box.
“Farewell to Manzanar”
by Jeanne Wakatuski
Point of View
used
Were families
kept
together?
If yes, how
so?
Describe the
living
conditions.
Describe the
work/chores
the narrators
had to do.
Who
benefited
from the
work/chores?
Why was the
narrator put
into this
camp?
How did the
individuals
treat each
other?
Night
By Elie Wiesel
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“Farewell to Manzanar” P330
Japanese Relocation - U.S. Gov't Explanation 1942
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_rk3RP5KQs
A short film distributed by the U.S. government during World War Two to explain why Japanese
Americans and Japanese nationals living on the West Coast were relocated to internment camps away
from the coast. Posted by David Burns for the Fasttrack American History Project.
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