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We were American citizens. We were incarcerated by our American government in American internment camps here in the United States. The term 'Japanese internment camp' is both grammatically and factually incorrect.
We were American citizens. We were incarcerated by our American government in American internment camps here in the United States. The term 'Japanese internment camp' is both grammatically and factually incorrect.
Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern
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- George Takei
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- Approximate author period: c. 1955 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to George Takei, based on documented activity in 1955. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110154 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110154 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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