"Resettlement"

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img Japanese Americans leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-770)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Center residents arrive by truck from Amache to board the trains for California or other sections of the country in which they have decided to relocate. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted into the Granada Project, Amache, Colorado, since August 27, 1942, when the first group …

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img Departure from camp (ddr-densho-37-430)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Reversing the scenes of nearly three years ago when ttrian after train brought more than 11,000 evacuees from the West Coast. Heart Mountain residents now are bidding goodbye to friends and neigbors as they return to their homes or depart for new homes and work throughtout …

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img Families leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-771)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Shown here is a young miss, dressed in her Sunday best, waiting with the family possessions while her mother makes final arrangements for boarding the train. Scenes at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad depot, Granada, Colorado, as 170 evacuees from the Amache Center entrain for their …

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img Leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-614)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Jerome residents who are to be sent to the Granada Center wait in trucks to entrain.

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img Japanese Americans at the library (ddr-densho-37-44)

Original WRA caption: A interesting display of books containing information of value to persons planning to relocate was put up in the community library, Rec. 24, this week. Shown here with the display are H. Nagai, Japanese section librarian, and Elsie Hosogi, assistant Japanese section librarian. The library has numerous books containing information about various sections …

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img Leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-616)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Jerome residents with their hand luggage wait at the chair car entrance for their names to be called by the War Relocation Authority official checking the list.

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img Japanese Americans being inspected upon leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-787)

Original WRA caption: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. After final checkings are completed, evacuees are anxious to take off. On September 15, two weeks before the Canal Camp at Rivers, Arizona, was to close, only 635 people remained and 370 of these had bus or train reservations for the following week (the Canal Camp once …

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img Leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-601)

Original WRA caption: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers Arizona. Relocators being checked by Leave Officers before boarding bus for California. On September 15, two weeks before the Canal Camp at Rivers, Arizona, was to close, only 635 people remained and 370 of these had bus or train reservations for the following week (the Canal Camp once …

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img Leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-506)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Last of the residents of the Amache Relocation Center board the train at Granada for the journey to the west coast or to new homes elsewhere in the country. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted into the Granada Project, Amache, Colorado, since August 27, 1942, when …

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doc If They're Loyal Citizens, They'll Stop Complaining (April 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-899)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 15, 1943, p. 6

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doc De Witt Fights Return of Japs (April 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-898)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 13, 1943, p. 5

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doc Japs May Disperse In U.S. -- Downey (September 30, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1066)

The Seattle Daily Times, September 30, 1944, p. 10

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doc Worthy Japs Should Be Given Jobs -- And Soon, Says Mrs. F.R. (April 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-907)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 27, 1943, p. 1

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doc Loyal Japs to be Released in Spring (December 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-1002)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 21, 1943, p. 5

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doc Japs May Prefer East (October 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1073)

The Seattle Daily Times, October 27, 1944, p. 15

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doc W.R.A. Stirs New Tempest In Jap Bulletin (December 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-993)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 6, 1943, p. 8

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doc U.S. Japs Fired in Fear Of Angry Citizens (April 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-906)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 26, 1943, p. 8

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doc How to Handle Japs Discussed By Governors (April 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-895)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1943, p. 2

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doc W.R.A. Hopes To Free Loyal Nisei in Year (December 4, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-992)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 4, 1943, p. 2

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doc Spokane Officials Rap Coming of Japs (July 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-943)

The Seattle Daily Times, July 3, 1943, p. 4

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doc Many Japs to Live in Midwest, Says Evacuee Returned Here (January 30, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1016)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 30, 1944, pp. 1, 2

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doc Letter from Harold Ickes to President Roosevelt (ddr-densho-67-87)

Letter from Harold Ickes to President Roosevelt urging the President to rescind orders excluding Japanese Americans from the West Coast. Ickes gives many reasons, including unconstitutionality of detaining American citizens, lack of military necessity and psychological damage to Japanese Americans.

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doc Excerpt from a naval counter-intelligence report (ddr-densho-67-115)

Excerpt from a naval counter-intelligence report on "minority groups' reactions to returning Japanese." Discusses the reactions of the Chinese, Filipino, Korean and African American communities to Japanese resettlement. The report cites efforts by each group in welcoming back the Japanese, but possible tension, especially with the African American community.

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doc Letter to Harold Ickes from the Mayor of New York (ddr-densho-67-106)

Letter to Harold Ickes from the Mayor of New York regarding resettlement. The mayor is protesting the resettlement of Japanese Americans to New York. Suggests that there aren't enough police to monitor them and wants every Japanese American in New York to declare their loyalty.

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doc Memo from President Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-densho-67-86)

Memo to the Acting Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior from President Roosevelt on resettlement. Roosevelt suggests gradual resettlement by seeing how many people would be opposed to the Japanese returning to the West Coast as well as other parts of the country. He also wants to try distributing a few families to …

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