"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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vh Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-240-15)

Memories of the day of mass removal

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vh Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-184-38)

Memories of leaving home with father on day of mass removal

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vh Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-184-39)

"Evacuation Day": boarding the train

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vh Jun Dairiki Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-326-5)

Traveling to Tanforan Assembly Center by bus

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vh May Y. Namba Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-171-14)

Removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington

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vh Earl Hanson Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-160-14)

Memories of seeing friends off at the Eagledale ferry dock on the day of mass removal

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