Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Americans were already facing a large amount of discr

For the women Issei the situation was very hard to endure. Those whose husbands had been taken away were left to run the households if no grown Nisei were present to take over.2 For the women taken to the camps, things were worse. Many could not deal with being uprooted from their homes and their families. Not to mention that camp life was harsh. They endured sand storms, intense summer heat, and basic primate living conditions. Most of the women were also menopausal and ended up in periods of deep depression when this was combined with the stresses of the camp. 2

This was not the way all Issei women viewed the camps. Some found a sort of freedom from the demanding work of the household and motherhood. Now these women had the opportunity to choose what to do with their time. Most chose to work. They used their leisure time to walk the mountain trails and collect shells. They took classes such as English and sewing. They also did not have to worry about buying or preparing food in the camps. 2

This did not always mean good times for the Issei and Nisei, however. Yes, they were now free, but what did they have to return home too? Most of those who left the camps were forced to resettle in areas to the east. They followed their children who had found work and housing in the east.2 Even though they were free, they were not free to return to their homes. They were unable to return to the west coast until 1945, when the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to bar the Japanese Americans from their homes.2 Then, after three years of being exiled from their homes, the Issei and Nisei were allowed to return.

These were just some of the injustices that the Japanese-Americans faced in the twentieth century. They had to deal with day-to-day discrimination by the public. This included being turned down for jobs by employers because of their culture, it also included being paid lower wages then white workers for the same kind of work.3

The discrimination the Japanese immigrants faced was hard, but after the bombing of Pearl Harbor the situation became much worse for them. The internment camps were an experience that most of the Japanese Americans could have lived without. The United States always claims that we are better t

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