"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" (259)

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-54-1)

"Evacuation day": trying to bring in more belongings and supplies

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vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-139-29)

Impact of mass removal on the Wapato Japanese community; a sergeant in charge of removal expresses sympathy, but "it was his job"

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vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-139-26)

Vivid memories of the day of mass removal: helping the GIs with the move, sadness of father, the sound of the gate closing upon arrival at assembly center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-26/

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

"Evacuation day," a mother crying

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vh Walt Woodward Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-104-6)

Recalling the mass removal: "The soldiers were the ones that were crying"

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vh Ben Takeshita Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-467-5)

Memories of the day of mass removal and first impressions of the Tanforan Assembly Center

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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 Gordon Hirabayashi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1012-2-8)

Watching family and friends leave for camp (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

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