Preparation

On March 2, 1942, Public Proclamation No. 1 began to appear on telephone poles and buildings. This was the first official notice Japanese Americans had of their immediate removal from the West Coast. The notices stated that they had six or seven days to prepare, and were to take only what they could carry. They were not told where they would be taken. People rushed to sell or store, in one week, property and belongings acquired over a lifetime. Some families tucked their valuables away in their attic or basement and locked the door, hoping to return soon.

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vh K. Morgan Yamanaka Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-329-11)

Storing family's Japanese swords at a local police station

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-329-11/

vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-343-9)

Leaving some possessions with neighbors

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-343-9/

vh Sue Kunitomi Embrey Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-2-6)

Preparing for mass removal and traveling to Manzanar

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-2-6/

vh Marion I. Masada Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-155-9)

Packing for camp and first arriving at the Salinas Assembly Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-155-9/

vh Miyoko Uzaki Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-156-11)

Remembering the time after the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "it was a very unsettled period"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-156-11/

vh Irene Yamauchi Tatsuta Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-158-7)

Memories of parents' preparation for camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-158-7/

vh Masako Yoshida Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-153-11)

Preparing for mass removal: selling belongings

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-153-11/

vh Alfred "Al" Miyagishima Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-27-15)

Preparing for mass removal while father was bedridden

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vh Kimiko Nakashima Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-116-15)

Watching as neighbors take strawberry crop

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vh Hikoji Takeuchi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-10-5)

Mother's difficulties selling items from the family's restaurant

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-10-5/

vh Rose Tanaka Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-145-14)

Preparing for mass removal without father

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-145-14/

vh Miyoko Sakai Nagai Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-120-11)

Preparing for mass removal

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vh Frank Isamu Kikuchi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-5-3)

Preparing for camp: buying clothing, burning some belongings

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vh Bob Fuchigami Interview Segment 14 (ddr-manz-1-28-14)

As a child, having to leave pet rabbits and dog during mass removal

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vh George Oda Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-151-6)

Preparing for mass removal

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-151-6/

vh Richard Sakurai Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-106-10)

Preparing for mass removal: disposing of belongings

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-106-10/

vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-50-9)

Preparing for mass removal: "we lost everything"

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vh June T. Watanabe Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-160-4)

Community atmosphere following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-160-4/

vh Bo T. Sakaguchi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-8-3)

Preparing for mass removal: farming until the very last day

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-8-3/

vh Katsumi Okamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-24-9)

Disposing of items prior to mass removal

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-24-9/

vh Hope Omachi Kawashima Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-154-11)

Preparing for mass removal

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-154-11/

vh Sumiko Yamauchi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-135-7)

Preparing for mass removal: parents sell the flower shop

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vh George Yoshinaga Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-107-7)

Preparing for mass removal

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-107-7/

vh Junko Mizuta Interview Segment 4 (ddr-chi-1-6-4)

Junko Mizuta Interview Segment 4

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-6-4/

vh Lois Shikami Interview Segment 4 (ddr-chi-1-8-4)

Being able to store belongings in rented house

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