Title: Asians in America During the Years From the Great Depression to WWII | Synonym
Headings: Asians in America During the Years From the Great Depression to WWII
Asians in America During the Years From the Great Depression to WWII
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2 Location
3 Discrimination
4 Internment

Content: During the Great Depression, many jobs and employment programs were only open to U.S. citizens. As Asian-Americans were barred from gaining U.S. citizenship, they were excluded from these opportunities. 4 Internment
The outbreak of World War II was a disaster for many Asian-Americans, particularly those who lived in the newly designated military areas of California, Washington and Oregon. Those of Japanese ancestry were deemed untrustworthy and forced to relocate to large internment camps. Typically located in isolated, inhospitable desert areas and ringed by barbed wire and armed guards, the camps were home to around 120,000 Japanese-Americans for more than four years. Although President Roosevelt rescinded his internment order in 1944, the final camp did not close until 1946.