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The Japinese started to move to america in large numbers. Americans dont know what to think about them because they are different.
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between 1901 and 1908 over 125,000 japinese have moved to America.
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Exclusion leagues were formed to leave the japanese out.
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America did not want any more japanese coming to America. So they told Japan only the faimlies that have a faimly member in America could come over. So many more people came over after this.
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If the nisei were born in the usa before this date they were both japanese and american citizens. But after this date if they wanted to be japanese citizent to their parents had to go to japan and sign something.
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Leaders of local and regional groupes came together and formed the JACL. They didnt want japanese americans to have any rights.
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America declared war on Japan on December 7th after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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President Franklin makes Executive order 9066.
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Japanese are forced to leave their houses and to go to a consentration camp. Consentration camps are garded areas with many people living in them. The japanese americans had to live here during the war because america was afraid that they would go againsed them.
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The Japanese are free and can leave the camps.
