Japanese Americans During Ww2

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The life altering changes that the Japanese Americans had to go through during World War 2 did not add up to any dollar value that the government could offer. Japanese Americans lost their culture, family life, and self-respect and ultimately they got treated like a prisoner. Any money offered by the government is an insult to them. No amount of money is going to make up for the property lost, their freedom lost or the depression they have fallen into. Japanese Americans had lost their freedom, they no longer could go where they wanted and to live where they wanted. They were confined to a camp, with hundreds of other Japanese Americans. Some families were split up and sent to separate camps as well. Forced to sell off their personal belonging