Threats Real and Perceived

Woman holding fragment of bomb, drawing of man hanging from parachute limp, Drawing of capsized boat, photo of Japanese sitting. — Clockwise from top left: A woman shows a fragment of a bomb dropped from a Japanese airplane on southern Oregon; A poster warns of accidentally giving away secrets to the enemy; Japanese Americans await internment; the pivotal Battle of Midway.

Following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans saw danger lurking everywhere, leading to, among other things, the controversial internment of over 110,000 Japanese Americans and nationals. This section looks at some of the real and perceived threats and the actions taken against them.

News from Abroad: A Summary of the War Fronts

Shock and Resolve: Oregon Reacts to Pearl Harbor

Sabotage, Subversion and Espionage Lurk in the Shadows

Under Suspicion: Enemy Aliens Draw Scrutiny in Oregon

The "Japanese Question" Confronts the State

Oregon's Japanese Americans Learn Their Fate

Japanese Americans Move on to the Assembly Center

Not Exactly Paradise: Japanese American Internment Camps

Behind the Fence: Life in the Internment Camp

Idealism and Resentment: Two Sides of Internment Camp Life

Into the Sugar Beet Fields: Japanese American Labor

Bombs Fall on Oregon: Japanese Attacks on the State

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