Poetry readings and a Koto performance were held for the sold-out crowd. At the time, the government claimed Japanese-Americans might plot against the US.
Many were placed in internment camps during the duration of the war. One such camp was located near what is now the Fresno Fairgrounds.
As survivors commemorate the 75th anniversary of the order, they're now speaking out to make sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Muslims, Latinos or other groups.