The three websites that I used to conduct my research are:
arcweb
This website is credible because (1) it has a list of references, (2) it has more than three hyperlinks which work, and (3) it allows for you to contact the author.
am history
This website is credible because (1) it is a ".edu" website, (2) it has more than three hyperlinks that work, and (3) it lets you contact the author of the website through email.
griswold schools
This website is credible because (1) it contains a list of references used in the website, (2) is made by a ".org" company, and (3) it has more than three hyperlinks that are able to work.
the findings!
Website #1
This website focused mainly on the surroundings and environments of the internment camps. It talked about how when the Japanese -Americans first arrived the, "residents set about improving their surroundings" (Website 1). This meant that the standard government issued items were not good enough for them to live with. Each apartment only contained cots, blankets, and a small heating stove. In order to improve the apartments they, "improvised by making shelves and furniture from whatever scraps could be found" (Website 1). They had to make do with the little that they had in the camps. These materials consisted of scrapped wood and lumber piles. The people also tried to create an organization in the camps. They all, "worked to set up a generally stable small-town existence with fire and police departments, newspapers, and baseball teams" (Website 1). This led them to believe that they could still live a normal life in these camps and keep it organized and not get out of hand.
Website #2
The second website focused primarily on the daily life of the people in the camps. The website mentioned that the, "children and adults had to stand in line for many things, including eating and going to the bathroom" (Website 2). This shows just how chaotic and crowed the camps were. It also shows the lack of privacy that was held at these camps. The website also stated that, "being able to play baseball and other sports was important to children in the camps" (Website 2). This infers that the only activity to keep the children busy and happy was baseball. This shows how much activities there actually was to do at these camps. The last things said was that everyday the people had to, "live in a camp behind a barbed wire fence" (Website 2). This quote states how they were excluded from any outside contact and were restricted to just about anything. They had to spend everyday behind the wires and couldn't do anything about it.
Website #3
The third website included even more information about the living conditions in the internment camps. The website said that, "Each camp had their own administration building, school, hospital, store, and post office. Most of the adults found work to do. Some worked inside the camp preparing and growing food, teaching, or being nurses. Others were allowed to temporarily work outside of the camps" (Website 3). This quote shows just how the people were still able to do ordinary things, but not with any others outside of the camp. These consisted of activities that kept the people busy and made them feel useful. The website then said that, "One mess hall or food court held about 200-300 Japanese Americans" (Website 3). This shows just how overpopulated these camps were. All these people created food shortages which led people to start growing crops and raising livestock in the camps. The website even stated that some of, "The Japanese Americans had to live in animal stalls, such as horses, pigs, and cows stalls" (Website 3). This is degrading to the people who had to live in these conditions and how unsanitary it was. These rooms consisted of mainly hay as a bed and no furniture anywhere. This is what the living conditions of the Japanese-American internment camps were like.