Mass removal ("evacuation")

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. 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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Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
Final Report, Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast, 1942 (book)

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Storage list for Yoda (ddr-sbbt-2-214)
doc Storage list for Yoda (ddr-sbbt-2-214)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Yoda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 736.
Storage list for George R. Hamano (ddr-sbbt-2-203)
doc Storage list for George R. Hamano (ddr-sbbt-2-203)
A check-in list for goods belonging to George R. Hamano, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 725.
Storage list for T. Tane (ddr-sbbt-2-176)
doc Storage list for T. Tane (ddr-sbbt-2-176)
A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Tane, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 698.
Storage list for T. Asaoka (ddr-sbbt-2-272)
doc Storage list for T. Asaoka (ddr-sbbt-2-272)
A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Asaoka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 794.
Storage list for Y. Ishikawa (ddr-sbbt-2-111)
doc Storage list for Y. Ishikawa (ddr-sbbt-2-111)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Ishikawa, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 633.
Storage list for K. Hiroshegi (ddr-sbbt-2-103)
doc Storage list for K. Hiroshegi (ddr-sbbt-2-103)
A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Hiroshegi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 625.
Storage list for K. Isomura (ddr-sbbt-2-202)
doc Storage list for K. Isomura (ddr-sbbt-2-202)
A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Isomura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 724.
Storage list for Y. and H. Uchiyama (ddr-sbbt-2-191)
doc Storage list for Y. and H. Uchiyama (ddr-sbbt-2-191)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. and H. Uchiyama, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 713.
Storage list for Morinaga (ddr-sbbt-2-279)
doc Storage list for Morinaga (ddr-sbbt-2-279)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Morinaga, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 801.
Storage list for Kumaga (ddr-sbbt-2-402)
doc Storage list for Kumaga (ddr-sbbt-2-402)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Kumaga, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 925.
Storage list for T. Yokoyama (ddr-sbbt-2-236)
doc Storage list for T. Yokoyama (ddr-sbbt-2-236)
A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Yokoyama, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 758.
Storage list for Fusha Nishimoto (ddr-sbbt-2-362)
doc Storage list for Fusha Nishimoto (ddr-sbbt-2-362)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Fusha Nishimoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 885.
Storage list for Tsuchikawa (ddr-sbbt-2-340)
doc Storage list for Tsuchikawa (ddr-sbbt-2-340)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Tsuchikawa, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 863.
Storage list for Shun Iwasaki (ddr-sbbt-2-99)
doc Storage list for Shun Iwasaki (ddr-sbbt-2-99)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Shun Iwasaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 621.
Storage list for S. Nitta (ddr-sbbt-2-110)
doc Storage list for S. Nitta (ddr-sbbt-2-110)
A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Niita, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 632.
Storage list for A. Yamada (ddr-sbbt-2-170)
doc Storage list for A. Yamada (ddr-sbbt-2-170)
A check-in list for goods belonging to A. Yamada, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 692.
Storage list for Masaki Yoshida (ddr-sbbt-2-323)
doc Storage list for Masaki Yoshida (ddr-sbbt-2-323)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Masaki Yoshida, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 846.
Storage list for Sam I. Kumata (ddr-sbbt-2-40)
doc Storage list for Sam I. Kumata (ddr-sbbt-2-40)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Sam I. Kumata, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 512.
Storage list for S. Matsuda (ddr-sbbt-2-172)
doc Storage list for S. Matsuda (ddr-sbbt-2-172)
A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Matsuda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 694.
Storage list for M. Tamaki (ddr-sbbt-2-149)
doc Storage list for M. Tamaki (ddr-sbbt-2-149)
A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Tamaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 671.
Storage list for P. C. Abe (ddr-sbbt-2-346)
doc Storage list for P. C. Abe (ddr-sbbt-2-346)
A check-in list for goods belonging to P. C. Abe, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 869.
Storage list Kazushige Miyazaki (ddr-sbbt-2-165)
doc Storage list Kazushige Miyazaki (ddr-sbbt-2-165)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Kazushige Miyazaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 687.
Storage list for Y. Suzuki (ddr-sbbt-2-280)
doc Storage list for Y. Suzuki (ddr-sbbt-2-280)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Suzuki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 802.
Storage list for Mr. S. Ishii (ddr-sbbt-2-113)
doc Storage list for Mr. S. Ishii (ddr-sbbt-2-113)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Mr. S. Ishii, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 635.
Storage list for Tiako Matsuoka (ddr-sbbt-2-364)
doc Storage list for Tiako Matsuoka (ddr-sbbt-2-364)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Tiako Matsuoka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 887.
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