They were forced to sell their homes, cars, and belongings prior to their internment. Because of the...high motivation of the sellers, they usually took a serious financial loss in the exchange.

After the war, they received no government compensation until the "American Japanese Claims Act" was passed in July of 1948. However, the IRS had lost many of the tax records of the internees, as had the internees themselves due to the rushed nature of the internment. Because of the lack of records, many of them were not able to get even remotely fair compensation.

Here's a question I've always had. Did the internment of the Japanese in the US do any good?