In 1942,120,000 Japanese Americans were sent by federal order to internment camps.Afterward,all Asian Americans (regardless of their country of origin and/or U.S.citizenship status)went from being a relatively unnoticed group to being singled out for discrimination.This is known as:

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The situation described in the question is an example of racialization, which refers to the process of ascribing racial identities and meanings to particular groups, often for the purpose of discriminating against them. The internment of Japanese Americans led to the construction of a stereotype of all Asian Americans as being suspicious and untrustworthy, which resulted in discrimination against them.

In 1942,120,000 Japanese Americans Were Sent by Federal Order to Internment