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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doc Storage list for T. Miyauchi (ddr-sbbt-2-97)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Miyauchi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 619.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-97/

doc Storage list for S. Shimomura (ddr-sbbt-2-371)

A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Shimomura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 894.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-371/

doc Storage list for S. Sumioka (ddr-sbbt-2-184)

A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Sumioka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 706.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-184/

doc Storage list for N. Ujimoto (ddr-sbbt-2-287)

A check-in list for goods belonging to N. Ujimoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 809.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-287/

doc Storage list for T. Eande (ddr-sbbt-2-49)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Eande, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 522.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-49/

doc Storage list for Buddhist Church property (ddr-sbbt-2-411)

A list of goods belonging to the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) stored in a lot.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-411/

doc Storage list for I. Sokoda (ddr-sbbt-2-283)

A check-in list for goods belonging to I. Sokoda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 805.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-283/

doc Storage list for Mrs. Yoshi Abe (ddr-sbbt-2-94)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Mrs. Yoshi Abe, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 616.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-94/

doc Storage list for Moriji Sawada (ddr-sbbt-2-205)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Moriji Sawada, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 727.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-205/

doc Storage list for Hiroshi and S. Sasaki (ddr-sbbt-2-102)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Hiroshi and S. Sasaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 624.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-102/

doc Storage list for I. Nagata (ddr-sbbt-2-128)

A check-in list for goods belonging to I. Nagata, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 650.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-128/

doc Storage list for Tadao Kitamura (ddr-sbbt-2-45)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Tadao Kitamura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 518.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-45/

doc Storage list for Kimura (ddr-sbbt-2-358)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Kimura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 881.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-358/

av An Oral History with Meri Hamako Nakashima (ddr-csujad-29-13)

Nisei memories of athletic girlhood; removal to Santa Anita Assembly Center, Los Angeles, California where she witnessed a riot; eventual move to the Rowher incarceration camp, Arkansas; and marriage in and out-of-camp ceremony. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0021. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-13/

av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)

Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-11/

av An Oral History with John Yukio Mori (ddr-csujad-29-2)

A Sansei and conscientious objector to the Vietnam war discusses alternate service as partner in Amerasia Bookstore, a nonprofit organization serving Los Angeles's Little Tokyo; activities in Young Buddhist Association; parent's reaction to his current life-style; and long term effect of World War II incarceration. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese Oral History Project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-2/

av An Oral History with Lillie Y. McCabe, Part I (ddr-csujad-29-16)

An oral history with Lillie Y. McCabe, an incarceree at the Santa Anita Temporary Assembly Center and the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The interview covers her childhood in Hollister, California, her family background; moving to Los Angeles, California in 1920 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-16/

av Katsuye Watanabe oral history interview (ddr-csujad-31-20)

Oral history of Katsuye Watanabe, a resident of San Fernando Valley, was recorded as part of Asian American Studies 390 course work at California State University, Northridge. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JSFVOH_01-23

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-31-20/

vh An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta (ddr-csujad-29-55)

Japanese American congressman, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of California, born and raised in San Jose, California, discusses his early life, graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, and receiving a commission and serving in the armed forces from 1953-1956. Recalls the removal, "relocation," and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Heart …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-55/

vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I (ddr-csujad-29-59)

An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-59/

av An Oral History with Woodrow Odanaka (ddr-csujad-29-14)

Impressions of a Nisei concerning pre-World War II family produce business in Los Angeles, California; removal to Santa Anita Assembly Center in California, and the Granada incarceration camp in Colorado; wartime college experiences in Minnesota; and Army military intelligence duties in the Philippines and occupied Japan. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-14/

doc An Oral History with Mitsuo Nitta (ddr-csujad-29-4)

Oral history with Nisei farmer/businessman from pioneering Orange County, California family gives prewar biographical information with emphasis on Japanese Americans in Orange County. Discusses World War II forced removal, experiences in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the role of the Japanese American Citizens League before and after World War II. This oral history was conducted …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-4/

av An Oral History with Craig Kei Ihara (ddr-csujad-29-1)

Oral history with Craig Kei Ihara, Sansei and California State University, Fullerton philosophy professor, born at the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas discusses family history, focusing on religion, education, aspirations, and cultural heritage; and recent overnight stay at old Rohwer campsite. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project for the Center for …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-1/

doc Storage list for M. Shinokon (ddr-sbbt-2-224)

A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Shinokon, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 746.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-224/

doc "Education of a Bureaucrat" - Chapter Five: Moving People Around (ddr-densho-122-288)

Unpublished memoir by Laurence Hewes

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-288/