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Japanese American Women during World War II

In the article entitled Japanese American Women during World War II ' author Valerie Matsumoto describes how Japanese American women were affected by the war , in general , and the internment program implemented by the Roosevelt government , in particular . Provided for by executive 9066 which was issued by President Franklin Roosevelt in February 1942 , Japanese Americans were uprooted from their communities in the West Coast and brought inland to ten camps established in different remote locations in the states of Arizona , Colorado California , Wyoming , Idaho , Utah

, and Arkansas . The internment was undertaken by the government because Americans feared that the Japanese Americans might organize themselves and aid the Japanese war efforts by acting as spies and saboteurs (Matsumoto

In the article , the author outlines with disturbing detail the harsh and almost subhuman conditions in the camps , and then describes how such conditions affected the familial and individual status of Japanese Americans , particularly the women . Matsumoto starts by explaining the reasons which brought about the program which did not only subject the Japanese Americans to mental , physical , and economic adversities but also resulted to significant changes in their lives . Midway through the article , the author also explains that while the war-induced labor shortage later provided better employment opportunities for the Japanese American women who were allowed to leave the camp temporarily , their resulting improved economic status failed to alleviate the emotional pains caused by internment (Matsumoto

At the outset , the author argues that the internment...