What was the 'Great Migration' of the Japanese American community after the camps were closed?
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Correct answer: Many families dispersed to the Midwest and East Coast, not back to the West Coast
Fearing hostility on the West Coast and encouraged by the WRA to 'assimilate,' many Japanese Americans settled in cities like Chicago and Denver. This led to the creation of new Japanese American communities outside of the traditional Pacific enclaves.
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