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Can you tell me about the history of the Japanese and internment camps in the US?
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Following the outbreak of World War II in December 1941, the United States government forced many people of Japanese ancestry to move into internment camps located on sites throughout the country, including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. These people, many of whom were US citizens, were forced to evacuate their homes and communities and live in makeshift prison camps for much of the war. While they were allowed to earn a small income and maintain contact with the outside world through letters, many were deprived of basic human rights and faced extreme physical hardship, such as substandard living conditions and lack of basic necessities like clothing, medical care and adequate food. After the conclusion of World War II in 1945, the majority of those who had been held in internment camps were able to return to their homes, but the stigma and physical and psychological consequences of their internment experience remained.