A shop owned by Japanese Americans, bearing a sign reading, I am an American.

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A shop owned by Japanese Americans, bearing a sign reading, I am an American. The owner of the store installed the sign shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when Japanese Americans were being sent to War Relocation Authority centers.

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Size: 4650px × 3697px
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Photo credit: © Vernon Lewis Gallery/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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