A Question of Loyalty
After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, there was a period of unprecedented disruption for the 100,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast of America. For despite the fact that many of them were American citizens, the United States Government felt uncertain whether their loyalty to their adopted country could be counted on in the event of a Japanese invasion. So they were moved into ten huge internment camps. The first hurriedly built camp was at a desolate place called Manzanar, 250 miles from Los Angeles. In this programme seven of the Manzanar internees tell their story.
Narrator ANDREW FAULDS
Executive producer STEPHEN PEET Written and produced by Christopher COOK