The Japanese Americans who were interned in WWII were not
all released at the same time. There were various stages along the
way.
Early on, for example, internees could be released if
they could show they had a job waiting for them and if someone on the outside would
vouch for their loyalty. Around 15,000 internees were released in this way in 1943.
This number increased as the war went on.
There were also
those who were released to go fight in the war. In 1943, Japanese born in the US were
made eligible to join the Army and go to Europe. Many chose to do
this.
The camps themselves were ordered to be closed in
1945. By the end of 1945, essentially all of the Japanese Americans who had been
interned had been released.
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