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Japanese Canadians were considered enemy aliens during World War II due to their ethnic background, despite many being Canadian citizens. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, wartime paranoia led the Canadian government to view Japanese Canadians as potential threats, resulting in mass internment, dispossession of property, and forced relocation. This treatment was rooted in racism and fear rather than any substantiated evidence of disloyalty. Ultimately, many Japanese Canadians were unjustly treated as enemies based solely on their heritage.

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