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Decades-old mistreatment of Japanese Americans reverberates with country's current policies

First publishedAug 10, 11:00 UTC
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<p>The fear over Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor led to the signing of <a class="Link" href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/executive-order-9066" target="_blank" >Executive Order 9066</a> on Feb. 19, 1942, permitting the forced removal of all people of Japanese descent from their West Coast homes and into assembly centers and concentration camps.

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<p>The fear over Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor led to the signing of <a class="Link" href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/executive-order-9066" target="_blank" >Executive Order 9066</a> on Feb. 19, 1942, permitting the forced removal of all people of Japanese descent from their West Coast homes and into assembly centers and concentration camps. The 10 concentration camps that were constructed imprisoned 126,000 Japanese — two-thirds who were U.S. citizens.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://savingplaces.org/places/tule-lake" target="_blank" >Tule Lake</a> Segregation Center was the largest camp.

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<p>The fear over Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor led to the signing of <a class="Link" href="https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/executive-order-9066" target="_blank" >Executive Order 9066</a> on Feb. 19, 1942, permitting the forced removal of all people of Japanese descent from their West Coast homes and into assembly centers and concentration camps.
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