During the early 1940s, particularly after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Japanese Americans faced widespread suspicion and discrimination. In 1942, the U.S. government forcibly relocated over 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, to internment camps across the country. These camps were often located in remote areas, and the internees lived under harsh conditions and restrictions. This unjust treatment was later acknowledged as a violation of civil rights, and in 1988, the U.S. government formally apologized and provided reparations to survivors.
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