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The Americans thought the Japanese-Americans were in contact with the Japanese that planned the pearl harbor attack so they had them sent to interment camps but in actuallity the Japanese-Americans weren't in contact with Japan at all (maybe family) but not the military so they were sent without being able to testify or prove their innocense before being sent unfairly.

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