Pearl Harbor in 1941 on a United States naval base, by the Japanese Navy, sparked the beginning of an era of discrimination and violation of rights as American citizens, for Japanese Americans. The president at that time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, issued Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. This order authorized the Secretary of War to declare certain areas as military zones.
According to the U.S. Constitution, all United States citizens are entitled to basic human rights. Yet, immediately after…
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