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 Meeting Minutes from the Special National Board Meeting of the Japanese American Citizens League on March 8, 1942 (ddr-densho-356-768)

Meeting minutes from the JACL Special Nation Board Meeting. Topics include bids for national membership, future organization and activities, Appointment of national committee chairmen, nomination of officers, Washington representative, Special report on evacuation, and discussion on general evacuation principles.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-768/

doc Letter to Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-212)

Two drafts of a letter to Yoshito Shibata from presumably Yuriko Domoto Tsukada in which she asks to talk in person about a photo she received from him.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-212/

doc Four letters to Yuri Domoto from Tomi Domoto (ddr-densho-356-289)

Four letters stored in one envelope to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her cousin Tomi Domoto. Appears the letters were mailed separately and later stored together in one envelope. 6/8 letter: discusses events leading up to forced removal, inquires about how family are settling into the camp and how hers is and mutual friends. 8/8 letter: discusses …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-289/

doc Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on February 20, 1942 (ddr-densho-356-767)

Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on February 20, 1942. Topics covered in the meeting include: reading correspondence regarding Japanese Americans, summery of recent board meeting, planned community outreach regarding public sentiment towards Japanese Americans, and planning financial assistance for Japanese Americans.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-767/

doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-100)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, a press release, and a speech transcript. Selected article titles: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Seattle Japs return home" (p. 1), "The National Director speaks to residents" (p. 2), "237 Bainbridge Japs leave, head south" (p. 3), "No refunds for japs, says city" (p. 4), "Sad farewells while troops stand by" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-100/

doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-95)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, bulletins, program, school essay, photograph, and ephemera. Selected article titles and additional contents: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Bainbridge Japs prepare to leave" (p. 1), "Tired old woodenface sets new attendance record" (p. 3), Hunt High School Commencement Program (p. 4), "Prober Dies would find dust but no 'coddling' at center" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-95/

doc "Exclusion Act - 1942 Model" (ddr-densho-423-152)

Article by Clarence W. Hall for The Christian Advocate, criticizing the Exclusion act and its impact of Japanese Americans

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-152/

doc "Evacuation - American Style" (ddr-densho-423-158)

Reprinted from Journal of Social Work reviewing the progress and problems of the early stages of evacuation, "Property of M. Nozawa" written inside front cover.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-158/

doc "Democracy and Japanese Americans" (ddr-densho-423-157)

Transcription of pamphlet by Norman Thomas, published by the Post War World Council, criticizing the incarceration and identifying actions to take to protest. Includes letter of support signed by prominent civil rights activists, lawyers, writers and pastors who opposed incarceration: Helen Marston Beardsley, Ernest Besig, John Dos Passos, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Esther Fiske Hammond, Arthur Garfield …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-157/

doc What About Our Japanese-Americans? (ddr-densho-493-36)

31-page pamphlet authored by Carey McWilliams for the American Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations, published by the Public Affairs Committee, Inc. as part of a Public Affairs Pamphlets series. Inner note says that the text was also to be published shortly by Little, Brown and Company under the title of Prejudice. The Japanese-Americans: a …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-36/

doc Auburn Globe-Republican (ddr-densho-493-37)

Clipping from the Globe-Republican received by Tomio Itabashi at Pinedale temporary assembly center. Two articles relevant to the evacuation: "Big Trains Take Japanese To California," discussing the Japanese Americans evacuated from the Auburn, Washington area, and "The Story of 112,000 Japanese in American" which is Part I of a two-part retelling of the recent history of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-37/

doc Tabulation of news clippings, March 15 to April 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-343)

List of news articles related to the Japanese American incarceration published between March 15 and April 30, 1945. List includes description of the article, number of clippings, and newspapers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0345

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-343/

Letter from Kent Syverud, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Law School, to Professor Yuzuru John Takeshita, September 23, 1987 (ddr-csujad-55-258)

doc Letter from Kent Syverud, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Law School, to Professor Yuzuru John Takeshita, September 23, 1987 (ddr-csujad-55-258)

Correspondence from Kent Syverud to Professor Yuzuru John Takeshita regarding the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and redress. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0260

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-258/

doc 70,000 American refugees (ddr-csujad-55-337)

Pamphlet describing the evacuation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The author calls for readers to take action against the unjust treatment of Japanese Americans. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0339

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-337/

doc Japanese American student relocation: an American challenge (ddr-csujad-55-366)

Pamphlet covering the work and goals of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council. Includes roster of council members. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0368

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-366/

doc US payments on Japanese claims top $35,000,000 (ddr-csujad-55-2409)

Newspaper clipping published in an unknown source regarding claims filed by Japanese Americans after World War II to recover losses on property and personal items due to forced removal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2515

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2409/

doc Note on dates and locations of incarceration and transfer (ddr-csujad-55-2407)

Notes on the dates and locations of the Nakamura family's forced removal from Marysville, California to Tule Lake incarceration camp, transfer from Tule Lake to Chicago, Illinois, and return to the Sacramento area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2513

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2407/

img After relocation (ddr-csujad-55-245)

Cartoon illustrations on the theme "After Relocation." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0247

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-245/

doc Outcasts!: the story of America's treatment of her Japanese-American minority (ddr-csujad-55-339)

Pamphlet covering topics including forced evacuation, incarceration, loyalty of the Japanese American population, plans for "resettlement," a program to prevent further discrimination, and details on the Hirabayashi case. Includes photographs. Originally published in Fortune magazine as "Issei Nisei Kibei." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0341

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-339/

doc Relocation of persons of Japanese ancestry in the United States: some causes and effects (ddr-csujad-55-338)

Article describing the political and sociological implications of the Japanese incarceration during World War II written from the perspective of an anthropologist. Reprinted from Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0340

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-338/

doc Notes on forced removal and expenses (ddr-csujad-55-2408)

Notes about the Nakamura family's forced removal from Marysville, California and the expenses incurred as part of the removal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2514

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2408/

doc Displaced Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-55-335)

The text of this pamphlet originally appeared in Fortune magazine, April, 1944, under the title of 'Issei, Nisei, and Kibei.' See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0337

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-335/

doc From camp to college (ddr-csujad-55-365)

Pamphlet on the formation and activities of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council, military regulations for students, colleges accepting Nisei, financial aid, and closure of the camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0367

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-365/

doc Nation approves army order releasing Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-55-2519)

Clipping of the article "Nation approves army order releasing Japanese Americans" from a magazine, "Now." Also includes four essays on the Bill of Rights written by incarcerated Japanese American children. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2625

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2519/

doc With Liberty and Justice for All (ddr-csujad-55-246)

School essay and reflections by Margery Gunderson on the incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0248

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-246/