Gender roles and status describe different perspectives on how children felt about their educational experiences while interred. Based on a series of letters written to their teachers, the children seemed to enjoy their placement in the camps. The quality of the teachers' curriculum impacted the lives of many of these children, where racial backgrounds were not an issue in gaining equal access to education because Americans institutionalized the routine structure. The practice of targeting Japanese families led us to believe that children's experiences in the camp were negative due to segregation and deprivation of identity. This article examines the impact that Japanese internment camps had on children's views on education. After examining the letters written by the students to their teacher Claire D. Sprague, we can describe how the experiences of most of the children were positively impacted. During their experiences in Japanese internment camps, children formed many different perspectives. The younger children seemed to appreciate their education in reference...