List of names for Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project (JPOHP). The Little-Known Story of the Japanese Peruvians During WWII: From Dec.1941 to 1945, the US government orchestrated the forcible deportation of 2264 men, women and children of Japanese ancestry from 13 Latin American countries to be used as hostages in exchange for Americans held by Japan. Of these, about 1800 (80%) were Japanese Peruvians. The US government financed their transportation over international borders and their incarceration in US Dept. of Justice internment camps. Over 500 Japanese Peruvians were included in the two prisoner of war exchanges which took place in 1942 and 1943. Their ordeal did not end with the close of WWII in 1945. The remaining Japanese Latin Americans were told that they were “illegal aliens” and would be deported from the US. At first, the Peruvian government refused to readmit any Japanese Peruvians, even those who were Peruvian citizens or married to Peruvian citizens. As a result, between November 1945 and June 1946, over 900 Japanese Peruvians were deported to war-devastated Japan. 300 Japanese Peruvians remained in the US and fought deportation through the courts. Eventually about 100 Japanese Peruvians were able to return to Peru. Etc. Book review: A Fence Away from Freedom. Flyer: Personal Justice Denied. Books in Asian American Studies. Book review: Years of Infamy, Michi Weglyn. The Asian American Comic Book. Order forms for various topics. State Instructional Resources Adoption Process for California Schools. Foundation Center Cooperating Collections.