80th Anniversary Of Japanese Internment Camps In The U.S.

Saturday, Jan. 19 marks the 80th anniversary of Pres. Roosevelt's executive order that authorized placement of 122,000 Japanese-Americans in camps.

Almost 80 years ago, people of Japanese descent from the West Coast were evacuated and forced to live in internment camps.

122,000 men, women and children of Japanese descent were forced to leave everything behind — their businesses, homes and properties. They were only allowed to bring personal items they could carry in their arms.

Kaz Ideno was born in California and spent nearly four years of his childhood at camps in Arkansas and Texas.