inu: Literally "dog," a commonly used term for Japanese Americans who were perceived as being informants for the War Relocation Authority administration and other governmental authorities.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.

Nihonmachi: Japantown.

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.