The posters had been posted, and time was almost up for the Japanese Americans on the West Coast. Fred's family finished packing up the few things they were allowed to take. It was now almost May 9th, the day they were to report to authorities and be moved to "assembly centers". But Fred wanted not to go so he could be with Ida. His parents said he could stay so long as he got out of the state before the Order came into effect.
Soon after, Fred's family left. He and Ida, however, were still there, and one day he was arrested. They identified him as Japanese, gave him a criminal record, and put him in jail.
A man named Ernest went to visit Fred in jail. When he got there, he told Fred that he thought what the government was doing to Japanese Americans was wrong. Ernest also said that if Fred would join him, he could find him a lawyer, and together they could take up the case of Japanese internment. Fred said yes.
The officials said he would have to go to a camp until his case. The camp was surrounded by a barbed wire fence, with guard towers full of soldiers placed along it. There were horsestalls and barracks. When Fred got to camp, he was appaled at what he saw. These people hadn't done anything wrong!
At Tanforan, Fred would be living with his family. When he got to their "apartment", Fred's father was livid. "You dumbell!" said Fred's father. "Why did you do this?"
Soon after Fred arrived at camp, there was a meeting between the young men about Fred's case. They eventually decided he could do what he wanted, but they would not support the case, as they thought it would makd them seem disloyal. Fred's parents were unhappy with him, he had no friends, and even Ida had sent a letter telling them they should end the relationship. Fred was all alone.