Adams, Ansel, photographer. Mess line, noon, Manzanar Relocation Center, California / photograph by Ansel Adams. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2002695984/>.
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Continue to read through this selected list of events as documented by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) National Education Committee in their 1996 Lessons in American History: The Japanese American Experiences Curriculum and Resources Guide
Take a moment to review this site created by the University of Washington. You will see in the right column links to various newspaper articles. Take some time to review these articles (as well as skim the contents of the webpage) and see if you can gain some insight regarding why people in California (and the United States) had such animosity toward the Japanese people.
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Both of these links shown on the right provide information related to the Great Depression AND how many Japanese Americans were viewed and/or treated during this time frame. Review these sites to gather more details on why the Great Depression may have added to the increase of animosity.
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