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 K. Matsumura (ddr-sbbt-2-267)
doc Storage list for K. Matsumura (ddr-sbbt-2-267)
A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Matsumura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 789.
Storage list for T. Takano (ddr-sbbt-2-43)
doc Storage list for T. Takano (ddr-sbbt-2-43)
A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Takano, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 515.
Storage list for K. Yoshimura (ddr-sbbt-2-376)
doc Storage list for K. Yoshimura (ddr-sbbt-2-376)
A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Yoshimura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 899.
Storage list for J. Iwamura (ddr-sbbt-2-54)
doc Storage list for J. Iwamura (ddr-sbbt-2-54)
A check-in list for goods belonging to J. Iwamura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 527.
Storage list for U. Asakura (ddr-sbbt-2-152)
doc Storage list for U. Asakura (ddr-sbbt-2-152)
A check-in list for goods belonging to U. Asakura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 674.
Storage list for Fuyuko Matsubara (ddr-sbbt-2-58)
doc Storage list for Fuyuko Matsubara (ddr-sbbt-2-58)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Fuyuko Matsubara, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 531.
Storage list for T. Kosugi (ddr-sbbt-2-297)
doc Storage list for T. Kosugi (ddr-sbbt-2-297)
A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Kosugi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 819.
Storage list for Kenoshito (ddr-sbbt-2-239)
doc Storage list for Kenoshito (ddr-sbbt-2-239)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Kenoshito, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 761.
Storage list for Tase Takahashi (ddr-sbbt-2-292)
doc Storage list for Tase Takahashi (ddr-sbbt-2-292)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Tase Takahashi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 814.
Storage list for Alice Hosekawa (ddr-sbbt-2-242)
doc Storage list for Alice Hosekawa (ddr-sbbt-2-242)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Alice Hosekawa, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 764.
Storage list for Genya Yamamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-294)
doc Storage list for Genya Yamamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-294)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Genya Yamamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 816.
Storage list for S. Fukei (ddr-sbbt-2-135)
doc Storage list for S. Fukei (ddr-sbbt-2-135)
A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Fukei, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 657.
Storage list for H. Miyake (ddr-sbbt-2-389)
doc Storage list for H. Miyake (ddr-sbbt-2-389)
A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Miyake, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 912.
Storage list for Y. Hamanaka (ddr-sbbt-2-46)
doc Storage list for Y. Hamanaka (ddr-sbbt-2-46)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Hamanaka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 519.
Storage list for Hachino Kumata (ddr-sbbt-2-330)
doc Storage list for Hachino Kumata (ddr-sbbt-2-330)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Hachino Kumata, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 853.
Storage list for L. T. and Paul Tomita (ddr-sbbt-2-228)
doc Storage list for L. T. and Paul Tomita (ddr-sbbt-2-228)
A check-in list for goods belonging to L. T. and Paul Tomita, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 750.
Storage list for H. Nakagawa (ddr-sbbt-2-105)
doc Storage list for H. Nakagawa (ddr-sbbt-2-105)
A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Nakagawa, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 627.
Storage list for Kojima (ddr-sbbt-2-367)
doc Storage list for Kojima (ddr-sbbt-2-367)
An evacuee property report for goods belonging to Kojima, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to lot 890.
Storage list for Yamaguchi (ddr-sbbt-2-390)
doc Storage list for Yamaguchi (ddr-sbbt-2-390)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Yamaguchi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 913.
Storage list for H. Ida (ddr-sbbt-2-138)
doc Storage list for H. Ida (ddr-sbbt-2-138)
A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Ida, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 660.
Storage list for S. Kuromiya (ddr-sbbt-2-222)
doc Storage list for S. Kuromiya (ddr-sbbt-2-222)
A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Kuromiya, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 744.
Storage list for Toshikazu-Hirokane (ddr-sbbt-2-288)
doc Storage list for Toshikazu-Hirokane (ddr-sbbt-2-288)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Toshikazu-Hirokane, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 810.
Storage list for M. Date (ddr-sbbt-2-302)
doc Storage list for M. Date (ddr-sbbt-2-302)
A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Date, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 824.
Storage list for Y. Harada (ddr-sbbt-2-241)
doc Storage list for Y. Harada (ddr-sbbt-2-241)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Harada, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 763.
Storage list for H. Yamamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-226)
doc Storage list for H. Yamamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-226)
A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Yamamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 748.
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