Aftermath

The "evacuation" of Japanese Americans from their homes on the West Coast reduced once-thriving communities to ghost towns. Having only a week to prepare for the removal, many Japanese Americans were forced to board up and abandon businesses and homes. Rampant anti-Japanese sentiment in newspapers, theater newsreels, and radio broadcasts fueled acts of vandalism against the vacated neighborhoods.

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Aftermath (304)

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An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-60-1)
vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-60-1)
An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …
An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-59-1)
vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-59-1)
An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …
Bob Santos Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-339-10)
vh Bob Santos Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-339-10)
Changes in Seattle's Japantown community during the war: "you had a partial ghost town"
Community analysis report, no. 5, June 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-4)
doc Community analysis report, no. 5, June 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-4)
Titled as: Evacuee resistance to relocation. Presents three "fundamental reasons" for the "relocation program" designed to encourage people to move out of the incarceration centers, then describes the "ideal relocation program," which would see "every one relocated before June 30, 1944." Provides statistics on numbers of people who left centers on indefinite leave in April and …
Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. H. A. Strong, Electrolux Corporation, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-13)
doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. H. A. Strong, Electrolux Corporation, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-13)
Letter from Henry K. Fujita to his boss Mr. H. A. Strong of the Electrolux Corporation in San Francisco dated August 9, 1942. Rich in details, the letter describes the physical layout of the Merced Assembly Center, the poor-quality construction of the barracks, the daily schedules, the camp organization and facilities, the hardships and illnesses and …
House labeled East San Pedro Tract 046A (ddr-csujad-43-171)
img House labeled East San Pedro Tract 046A (ddr-csujad-43-171)
Photograph number 1519 of the side of a house on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 046A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_069
House labeled East San Pedro Tract 196A (ddr-csujad-43-123)
img House labeled East San Pedro Tract 196A (ddr-csujad-43-123)
Photograph 1387 of a house numbered 217 on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 196A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_017
Houses on corner of Riverside Place (ddr-csujad-43-215)
img Houses on corner of Riverside Place (ddr-csujad-43-215)
Photograph of a row of houses on the corner of Riverside Place on Terminal Island. Sign reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_003
Houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 185A (ddr-csujad-43-109)
img Houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 185A (ddr-csujad-43-109)
Photograph number 1293 of two houses on Terminal Island. The sign in the middle of the street reads: East San Pedro Tract 185A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_140
Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-225)
img Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-225)
Photograph of a row of houses on Terminal Island. The sign near the first house on the right reads: Plot No. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_016
House labeled East San Pedro Tract 142A (ddr-csujad-43-44)
img House labeled East San Pedro Tract 142A (ddr-csujad-43-44)
Photograph number [1184] of a two story house on Terminal Island. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 142A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_065
House labeled 235A1 (ddr-csujad-43-134)
img House labeled 235A1 (ddr-csujad-43-134)
Photograph number 1477 of a house numbered 506 on Terminal Island. Attached to the front of the house is a federal government warning sign. The sign on the grass reads: 235A1. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_028
Building labeled East San Pedro Tract 057C (ddr-csujad-43-88)
img Building labeled East San Pedro Tract 057C (ddr-csujad-43-88)
Photograph number 1232 of a house or building on Terminal Island. Shipping containers or possibly a train are pictured behind it. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 57C. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_114
House labeled East San Pedro Tract 57A (ddr-csujad-43-92)
img House labeled East San Pedro Tract 57A (ddr-csujad-43-92)
Photograph number 1247 of a house on Terminal Island. Other houses or structures pictured behind it. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 57A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_119
Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-220)
img Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-220)
Photograph of a street with buildings and houses on Terminal Island. A barrage balloon is pictured floating above the houses. The sign in the street reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_011
Terminal Island-Parcel no. 131 (ddr-csujad-43-186)
img Terminal Island-Parcel no. 131 (ddr-csujad-43-186)
Photograph number 2165 of the back of a house on Terminal Island. Caption reads: Terminal Island - Parcel No. [number] 131 - View northeasterly showing rear of house. Negative scan. Title from caption. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_084
Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-236)
img Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-236)
Photograph of houses on Terminal Island. The sign in the grass reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_027
Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-228)
img Houses on Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-228)
Photograph of a row of houses on Terminal Island. Two barrage balloons are pictured floating nearby. The sign near the fence reads: Plot No. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_019
Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-241)
img Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-241)
Photograph of possibly a street with railroad tracks near it on Terminal Island. The sign on the train tracks reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_032
Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-218)
img Street view of Terminal Island (ddr-csujad-43-218)
Photograph of houses on Terminal Island. Sign reads: Plot no. [number] 6 29 42. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_009
House labeled East San Pedro Tract 083A (ddr-csujad-43-120)
img House labeled East San Pedro Tract 083A (ddr-csujad-43-120)
Photograph number 1382 of a house on Terminal Island with a car parked in front. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 083A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_012
House with car parked in front (ddr-csujad-43-21)
img House with car parked in front (ddr-csujad-43-21)
Photograph number 1094 of a house on Terminal Island with a car parked in front. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_038
Three houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 182 (ddr-csujad-43-99)
img Three houses labeled East San Pedro Tract 182 (ddr-csujad-43-99)
Photograph number 1283 of three houses on Terminal Island. One of the houses is numbered 340. The sign in the street reads: East San Pedro Tract 182. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_130
House labeled East San Pedro Tract 092 (ddr-csujad-43-81)
img House labeled East San Pedro Tract 092 (ddr-csujad-43-81)
Photograph number 1226 of a house numbered 120 on Terminal Island. The sign in front of the fence reads: East San Pedro Tract 092. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_107
Building labeled East San Pedro Tract 180A (ddr-csujad-43-107)
img Building labeled East San Pedro Tract 180A (ddr-csujad-43-107)
Photograph number 1291 of a two story house or hotel on Terminal Island. The word Excelsior is written above the door. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 180A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_138
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