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Today in History: Manzanar internment camp officially closes in California

11/21/2025

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On November 21, 1945, the Manzanar concentration camp in California, which had housed over 10,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, officially closed. Established under Executive Order 9066, Manzanar was part of a broader effort that forcibly relocated around 120,000 Japanese Americans, primarily U.S. citizens, following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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On November 21, 1945, the Manzanar concentration camp in California, which had housed over 10,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, officially closed. Established under Executive Order 9066, Manzanar was part of a broader effort that forcibly relocated around 120,000 Japanese Americans, primarily U.S. citizens, following the attack on Pearl Harbor.