During World War II, the United States government forcibly removed over 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, from their homes and incarcerated them in internment camps. This mass incarceration was a result of the U.S. government's fear and suspicion of Japanese Americans, fueled by anti-Japanese propaganda and racism. The internment of Japanese Americans was a grave injustice that had lasting consequences for the affected individuals and their families.
