Eighty years ago, Japanese Americans began the painful process of returning home after being forcibly incarcerated during World War II in camps like Manzanar. Following the Pearl Harbor attack, widespread fear fueled suspicion against Japanese Americans, leading to Executive Order 9066, which authorized their removal based on unfounded loyalty concerns. Around 120,000 individuals, including U.S. citizens, were uprooted, forced to leave homes and belongings behind, with the arbitrary criteria of being 'Japanese enough' dictating who was rounded up. This historical injustice reflects deep-seated racial prejudices in American society.
When they were swept up from their towns and neighborhoods and homes and workplaces in the weeks after the Pearl Harbor attack, Japanese Americans had to abandon anything they couldn't carry in a suitcase.
Eighty years ago, the Japanese and Japanese Americans were allowed to start leaving their confinement after being locked up in wartime incarceration camps.
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