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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Vol. 38 No. 2 April-June 2013 268 ชาวอเมริกันเชื้อสายญี่ปุ นในช วงสงครามโลกครั้งที่ ๒ Abstract American Japanese during World War II Wongduen Narasuj Associate Fellow of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, The Royal Institute, Thailand When the United States declared war against Japan in 1941, Japanese Americans in the mainland and Hawaii Islands as well got great impacts since both US Government and its people, with anti-Japanese sentiment, were afraid that Japanese Americans would threat their country’s stability whenever the Japanese fl eet attacked their western coast. As a result, the Japanese American were forced to relocate to the newly-built Japanese concentration camps in the remote areas of northwestern states. The crowded condition within the camps and the worst weather in summer as well as winter caused a lot of death. Japanese internment ended after the war and those Japanese Americans found themselves in insolvency when all of their properties and businesses were occupied by the others. Thus, the Japanese American had to fi ght for justice and, fi nally, the Congress had passed several acts to remedy those who were alive and, also, the US President had apologized to them for the previous government’s policy. keywords: Japanese American, Issei, Nisei, Sansei, Japanese Internment, Alien Land Act, Relocation Centers, Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act 242-268 Mac9.indd 268 10/8/13 7:37 PM