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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
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Can you tell me about the history of the Japanese and internment camps in the US?
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During World War II, over 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated by the United States government in internment camps as a result of Executive Order 9066. This order was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in February of 1942 due to the wartime fear of potential espionage and sabotage against the US by Japanese people who lived on the West Coast. Although many Japanese Americans were United States citizens, the vast majority were unable to relocate or fight the government’s position that they presented an immense threat to national security. Afterwards, they and their communities faced decades of stigmatization and prejudice. To this day, this injustice is still seen as an important chapter of US history and a reminder of the consequences of discrimination based on race or ethnicity.