America entered the Second World War after the bombings that took place at Pearl Harbor. After it became public knowledge that the Japanese were responsible for those actions, the public's opinion of Japanese immigrants was changed. Japanese-Americans had lost their rights to freedom in America. In response to the public outcry, internment camps had opened, and all Japanese families were expected to report to these camps, so they could be confined. As a student from Indiana University explained his grandparents reported to these to show they were “loyal Americans”[2]. To the Japanese-Americans their agreement to enter these camps was their sacrifice and way to show the rest of the country, that they should not be judged based on their race.
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