"On December 18, 1944, the Supreme Court ruled in Ex Parte Endo that the federal government could no longer detain loyal American citizens against their will...On January 2, 1945, the government rescinded the mass exclusion orders and opened up the West Coast to Japanese Americans not deemed disloyal." - Densho Encyclopedia |
Most began new lives, trying to forget what happened. Many came home to lost land, vandalized homes, and continuing prejudice. "... all of our house, store, garage, etc. were gone. Nothing of our farm belongings and equipment were no place. I didn’t know what happened to everything." - Maya Miyamoto, former internee (Personal Interview) |