Japanese American Internment

Definition

This refers to the forced relocation and incarceration of about 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II by the U.S. government following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

Related terms

Executive Order 9066: The presidential order authorizing the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

Korematsu v. United States: A Supreme Court case upholding the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 and thus, Japanese American internment.

Civil Liberties Act of 1988: An act where U.S. government formally apologized for the internment and provided reparations to surviving internees.