Japanese American Incarceration during World War II

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Event causing alienation of Japanese Americans?

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The bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Purpose of Executive Order 9066?

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Authorize removal of Japanese Americans from military areas.

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Where were Japanese Americans initially pushed to leave?

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Inland areas

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Detention center in Puyallup, WA?

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Camp Harmony

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Conditions in makeshift detention centers?

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Overcrowded and unsanitary

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Aki Kurose's action after high school at Minidoka?

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Enroll at Friends University

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Supreme Court ruling in 1944:

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Continued detention of American citizens without charges was unconstitutional.

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US government apology in 1988

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Wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans

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Aki Kurose's 1991 award?

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Human Rights Award from the Seattle Chapter of the United Nations

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US government admission in 1988:

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Wartime incarceration resulted from racism, hysteria, and failed political leadership.