"Evacuation Day"

On the appointed "evacuation day," thousands of Japanese Americans gathered at designated locations, with the numbered identification tags they had been issued tied to their coats. Watched by curious onlookers, they were met by armed soldiers and transported in buses, private cars, and trains to sixteen temporary "assembly centers" in California, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona.

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Mass removal (ddr-densho-34-80)
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Kikuyo (back left) and Henry Takayoshi wait at the Eagledale ferry dock with their children (left to right), Shizue, Mieko, Kiyo, and Takoto. In the background are (left to right): Lilly Kojima, Takiko Kojima, Iku Amatatsu and Kuniko Chihara. A special ferry transported them from Bainbridge Island to Seattle.
Mother with children on day of mass removal (ddr-densho-34-181)
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Shigeko Kitamoto with her children (L to R) Jane, Frances, and Frank Kitamoto.
Family on day of mass removal (ddr-densho-34-149)
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Shigeko Kitamoto and her children say goodbye to friends on the day of exclusion from their home on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Front, left to right: Ilohio Narte (kneeling) holding Frank Kitamoto. Back, left to right: An unidentified man holding Jane Kitamoto, Lilly Kitamoto, Shigeko Kitamoto, Frances Kitamoto and Felix Narte. The Nartes had worked for Mrs. …
Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-66-12)
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The journey to assembly center by ferry and train

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the …

Masako Yoshida Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-153-12)
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The day of mass removal: "we were not to show too much emotion"
Hikoji Takeuchi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-10-8)
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Vivid memories of "evacuation day"; help from a Christian couple
Richard M. Murakami Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-161-5)
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Memories of "evacuation day," arriving at the Marysville Assembly Center, California
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1012-2-8)
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Watching family and friends leave for camp (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in …

Kenji Maruko Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1010-8-16)
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Memories of "evacuation day"; bringing a bicycle to camp

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Helen Harano Christ Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1013-6-7)
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Unable to participate in school's May Day celebration because of mass removal
Louie Watanabe Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1010-1-28)
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Leaving for Merced Assembly Center by train

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Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1002-1-5)
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Memories of mass removal

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …

Sally Shimako Nishimori Kitano Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1001-5-7)
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Preparing for removal and memories of "evacuation day"

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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-453-8)
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The day of mass removal: using another family's address in order to leave with friends
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