Responses of non-Japanese Americans
The reactions of non-Japanese friends, neighbors and classmates were mixed. Some turned their heads and refused to recognize their former friends. Others believed the government propaganda and became outright hostile. Still others helped their Japanese American neighbors by storing belongings and driving them to the places where they were to be picked up. Perhaps only a handful of people understood the true implications of the course of events.
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Letter encouraging activism in response to the exclusion order (ddr-csujad-45-92)
A letter asking the reader to write letters to government officials, Henry L. Stimson, Charles M. Bonesteel, and Dillon S. Myer to protest the continued incarceration of Japanese Americans. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-06_002

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G.S. Hantf, a barber in Kent, Washington (ddr-csujad-7-14)
G.S. Hantf, a barber in Kent, Washington, who opposed the return of the incarcerees to their homes after the war, March 2, 1944. Photo shows him pointing to a sign "We don't want any Japs back here -- ever!" See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f14

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Sign on a barbershop door in Parker, Arizona, "Japs keep out you rats" (ddr-csujad-7-2)
Barbershop in Parker, Arizona, with sign "Japs keep out your rats." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f02

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The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 102 (December 23, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-260)
"Chinese Fear Mass Removal of Their Kind" (p. 1), "Ex-U Aide Says Evacuation Book Led to Ouster" (p. 1), "Pushes Walter Bill" (p. 2).

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"Japs keep out" sign close-up (ddr-densho-475-293)
Black and white photograph of "JAPS KEEP OUT YOU RATS" sign painted on a door.

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"Japs keep out" sign (ddr-densho-475-292)
Black and white photograph of a barbershop door with "JAPS KEEP OUT YOU RATS" sign painted on the door.

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"Japs keep out" sign close-up (ddr-densho-475-294)
Black and white photograph of "JAPS KEEP OUT YOU RATS" sign painted on a door.

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Tolerance Appeal Made for Japanese (December 11, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-540)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 11, 1941, p. 14

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Legion to Keep Sponsorship Of Nisei Scouts (January 7, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-571)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 7, 1942, p. 17

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Bainbridge Japanese Keep Working, Face Bill Collectors. Soldiers Guard Bainbridge, Bar Jap Visitors to Island (March 24, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-711)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 24, 1942, p. 3

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Japan's Actions Now Mock Words on Inscription Here (December 13, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-545)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 13, 1941, p. 4

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Churchmen Ask Friendship For Japanese Here (December 10, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-536)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 10, 1941, p. 10

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U.S. Japanese to Talk Evacuation (February 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-637)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 19, 1942, p. 13

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What to Do With Japs in Western States Stirs the Bouquet and Brickbat Wielders (February 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-594)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 3, 1942, p. 6

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Japs Evacuated, Bainbridge Life Eases Back to Normalcy (March 31, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-733)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 31, 1942, p. 4

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Kick Out Japs or Keep 'Em Working? Seattleites Argue. (January 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-587)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 29, 1942, p. 5

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Still a Melting Pot (April 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-735)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 1, 1942, p. 6