"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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"Evacuation Day" (251)

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vh Peggy Tanemura Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-85-4)

"Evacuation day," a mother crying

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vh Fumiko Hayashida Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-15-2)

Description of photo of "evacuation day"

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vh Fumiko Hayashida Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-15-17)

Memories of removal from Bainbridge Island, Washington

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vh Fumiko Hayashida Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-15-18)

A famous "evacuation-day" photo

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vh Fumiko Hayashida Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-15-19)

Taking the ferry to Seattle during mass removal

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vh Fumiko Hayashida Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-15-16)

Mass removal: traveling with two children while expecting another

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vh Frank Kitamoto Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-35-10)

Hearing stories of people's experiences: a pet dog left behind

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vh Kay Matsuoka Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-48-19)

Memories of "evacuation day": "...Just like these movies when they go to jail, it was just like that"

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vh Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-231-16)

Receiving notice of removal from Seattle

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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 Yuri Kochiyama Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-257-6)

Memories of "evacuation day"

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vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-164-14)

The day of mass removal, receiving aid from a Jewish man

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vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-164-15)

Memories of mass removal: "Gee, where's my rights? What's happening to me?"

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vh Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-152-16)

Memories of mass removal as a child: just happy that the family was allowed to stay together

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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

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 …

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