▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁A ▁large ▁industrial ▁facility ▁now ▁covers ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁about ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁first - ▁and ▁second - gener ation ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁East ▁San ▁Pedro ▁or ▁Fish ▁Island . ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁the ▁F BI ▁in car cer ated ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁adult ▁Is se i ▁males ▁on ▁Terminal ▁Island . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 9 0 6 6 , ▁Terminal ▁Island ' s ▁remaining ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁given ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁their ▁homes . ▁They ▁were ▁subsequently ▁sent ▁to ▁intern ment ▁cam ps , ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁neighborhood ▁was ▁raz ed . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁community ▁on ▁Terminal ▁Island ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated ▁and ▁intern ed ▁en ▁mas se . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁island ' s ▁relative ▁ge ographical ▁isol ation , ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁developed ▁their ▁own ▁culture ▁and ▁even ▁their ▁own ▁dialect . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Terminal ▁Island ers ▁settled ▁elsewhere . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁Terminal ▁Island ers ▁Club , ▁which ▁has ▁organized ▁various ▁events ▁for ▁its ▁members . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the