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 Tatsumi Goto (ddr-sbbt-2-44)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Tatsumi Goto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 516.
Storage list for Yamaguchi (ddr-sbbt-2-401)
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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 924.
Storage list for N. Ohashi (ddr-sbbt-2-357)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to N. Ohashi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 880.
Storage list for I. Matsui (ddr-sbbt-2-68)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to I. Matsui, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 541.
Storage list for C. Shimbo (ddr-sbbt-2-305)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to C. Shimbo, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 827.
Storage list for Tazuma (ddr-sbbt-2-223)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Tazuma, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 745.
Storage list for Y. Ota (ddr-sbbt-2-269)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Ota, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 791.
Storage list for P. Tsunehara (ddr-sbbt-2-144)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to P. Tsunehara, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 666.
Storage list for Ryuichi Uyeki (ddr-sbbt-2-160)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Ryuichi Uyeki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 682.
Storage list for F. T. Yoshitake (ddr-sbbt-2-185)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to F. T. Yoshitake, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 707.
Storage list for Y. Nakagaki (ddr-sbbt-2-162)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Y. Nakagaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 684.
Storage list for Sakamashi (ddr-sbbt-2-163)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Sakamashi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 685.
Storage list for T. Ike (ddr-sbbt-2-195)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Ike, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 717.
Storage list for Y. Hamanaka (ddr-sbbt-2-360)
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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 883.
Storage list for U. Y. Imanishi (ddr-sbbt-2-244)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to U. Y. Imanishi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 766.
Storage list for T. Tokanago (ddr-sbbt-2-353)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Tokanago, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 876.
Storage list for I. Yoshitomi (ddr-sbbt-2-351)
doc Storage list for I. Yoshitomi (ddr-sbbt-2-351)
A check-in list for goods belonging to I. Yoshitomi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 874.
Storage list for R. M. Shitamae (ddr-sbbt-2-254)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to R. M. Shitamae, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 776.
Storage list for Mrs. N. Tsu Tsumoto (ddr-sbbt-2-38)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Mrs. N. Tsu Tsumoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 510.
Storage list for H. Shinbo (ddr-sbbt-2-100)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Shinbo, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 622.
Storage list for S. Imanishi (ddr-sbbt-2-189)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Imanishi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 711.
Storage list for T. Goto (ddr-sbbt-2-229)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Goto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 751.
Storage list for Unikichi Nishimura (ddr-sbbt-2-193)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Unikichi Nishimura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 715.
Storage list for Hirao (ddr-sbbt-2-232)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Hirao, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 754.
Storage list for J. Mamiya (ddr-sbbt-2-329)
doc Storage list for J. Mamiya (ddr-sbbt-2-329)
A check-in list for goods belonging to J. Mamiya, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 852.
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