The War Relocation Authority was a United States government agency established to handle the internment, i.e. forced relocation and detention of Japanese-, German-, and Italian-Americans during World War II. In addition, about 2,200 Japanese living in South America (mostly in Peru) were transported to the United States and placed in internment camps.
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