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[T]he United States imprisoned over 100,000 American citizens of Japanese descent …

At the same time, the Japanese-American 442nd Infantry Unit was fighting in the European theater. These soldiers served with uncommon distinction, earning more combat decorations per man than any other unit in American history. Veterans returned home after the war to a country that was openly hostile to those of Asian descent.

Michelle I., on the 1940s, in Racebending
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