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When the author says "was not motivated by literary ambition", the author means that they did not have anything to write about something that happened. Basically they didn't have much to go off of.
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2 examples stated in passage:
1. There was already existing hostility towards Japanese Americans, but it was exacerbated following Pearl Harbor. Executive Order 9066 led to Japanese relocation.
2. The Japanese Americans were initially not permitted to enlist after Pearl Harbor happened. Then when they were, a segregated unit was made for them in the armed forces.
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