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Japanese American internment, the forced relocation by the U.S. government of thousands of Japanese Americans to detention camps during World War II. Between 1942 and 1945, a total of 10 camps were opened, holding approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans in California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Arkansas.
Minidoka Internment National Monument, site of a World War II internment camp for Japanese Americans, southern Idaho, U.S., about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Twin Falls. It was designated in 2001 and covers 73 acres (30 hectares). The monument preserves part of the Minidoka Relocation Center, one