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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Mass removal ("evacuation") (692)

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

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Information concerning clams under the evacuation claims law (ddr-csujad-55-2427)
doc Information concerning clams under the evacuation claims law (ddr-csujad-55-2427)
Informational pamphlet for all "evacuee-claimants" filing claims for losses incurred during forced removal and incarceration during World War II. Includes analysis of public law 886, assistance in preparing claims, how to answer form questions, and types of real and personal property. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2533
Frank F. Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2384)
doc Frank F. Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2384)
Narrative essay describing Frank F. Nakamura's experience as an individual of Japanese ancestry living in California during the events of World War II. Nakamura describes his role as the Sutter-Yuba president of the Japanese American Citizens League, the evacuation orders and their impact on the community, Nakamura's experience at Tule Lake and Granada incarceration camps, relocation …
Pertinent facts about relocation centers and Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-55-348)
doc Pertinent facts about relocation centers and Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-55-348)
List of brief "facts" about incarceration camps and incarcerees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0350
Instructions to train monitor (ddr-csujad-55-121)
doc Instructions to train monitor (ddr-csujad-55-121)
Instructions for train monitors on the trains transporting internees to incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0123
Couple says apologies not enough for internment (ddr-csujad-55-2522)
doc Couple says apologies not enough for internment (ddr-csujad-55-2522)
Newspaper clipping from "Oakland tribune" about former incarcerees, Ernest and Chizu Iiyama. Covers the Iiyama's experience in camp and life after incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2629
Day of remembrance 1990: a promise fulfilled (ddr-csujad-55-2691)
doc Day of remembrance 1990: a promise fulfilled (ddr-csujad-55-2691)
Pamphlet of 1990 day of remembrance sponsored by Japanese American Citizens' League. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2855
Letter from Bill Taketa to James Waegell, November 25, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2341)
doc Letter from Bill Taketa to James Waegell, November 25, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2341)
Correspondence from Bill Taketa to Mr. James Waegell thanking him for the fruit he sent him. Mr. Taketa indicates that he heard about 800 Japanese Americans are in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2447
List of evacuation losses (ddr-csujad-55-2412)
doc List of evacuation losses (ddr-csujad-55-2412)
Notebook containing itemized list of George Hideo Nakamura's personal property for the purposes of evacuation claims. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2518
Letter from Sachiko Okada to Pvt. George H. Nakamura, August 15, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2452)
doc Letter from Sachiko Okada to Pvt. George H. Nakamura, August 15, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2452)
Correspondence from Sachiko Okada to George Hideo Nakamura regarding general updates on family and friends and feelings about the end of World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2558
Evacuation notes from Clifton E. Snelson, Director Mess & Lodging Division (ddr-csujad-55-120)
doc Evacuation notes from Clifton E. Snelson, Director Mess & Lodging Division (ddr-csujad-55-120)
Procedures for incarcerees regarding disposition of apartment items prior to forced removal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0122
Notice from Homes Baldridge, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Claims Division, to claimants under the evacuation claims act of July 2, 1948 (ddr-csujad-55-2426)
doc Notice from Homes Baldridge, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Claims Division, to claimants under the evacuation claims act of July 2, 1948 (ddr-csujad-55-2426)
Information about forms necessary to submit a claim pursuant to the Evacuation Claims Act. Includes instructions and documents needed for submitting a claim. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2532
Letter from Ruth Takagi to Mrs. Margaret Waegell, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-71)
doc Letter from Ruth Takagi to Mrs. Margaret Waegell, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-71)
Handwritten correspondence from Ruth Takagi to Margaret Waegell discussing her family and feelings regarding the forced evacuation experience. Takagi also requests supplies and food items. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00075
Evacuation claims compromise settlement award sheet (ddr-csujad-55-2446)
doc Evacuation claims compromise settlement award sheet (ddr-csujad-55-2446)
Award sheet for a claim made by George Hideo Nakamura for his losses of personal property during his forced removal and incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2552
Japanese-Americans in relocation centers (ddr-csujad-55-346)
doc Japanese-Americans in relocation centers (ddr-csujad-55-346)
Description of the removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Covers "voluntary evacuation", construction of incarceration camps, camp food, medical services, schools, jobs, and indefinite leave permits and policy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0348
Identification tag, WCCA-Form S-4, Masatoshi Abe (ddr-csujad-55-25)
doc Identification tag, WCCA-Form S-4, Masatoshi Abe (ddr-csujad-55-25)
Baggage tag for Masatoshi Abe. WCCA-Form S-4. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00028
Sunday before (ddr-csujad-55-1278)
doc Sunday before (ddr-csujad-55-1278)
Collection of sermons given by pastors of Japanese ancestry prior to "evacuation." Includes "Foreword", "Preface", "Introduction", "Facing Evacuation", "The Tie That Binds", "Reweaving Our Lives", "The Babylonian Exile and the Love of God", "Abraham, the Migration Leader", "New Pilgrims", and "We Shall Have Our Easter." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Story of the Nittas (ddr-csujad-55-342)
doc Story of the Nittas (ddr-csujad-55-342)
Pamphlet on the story of the Nitta family during World War II. Covers the Nitta's "evacuation", incarceration at Poston, and "resettlement." From verso, "Reprinted from NOW, through co-operation with the Congregational Committee on Christian Democracy from original manuscript supplied by the Reports Division of the War Relocation Authority, Los Angeles, July, 1945." See this object in …
War-time experiences (ddr-csujad-55-2385)
doc War-time experiences (ddr-csujad-55-2385)
Narrative essay describing Hatsuye Nakamura's experience as an individual of Japanese ancestry living in California during the events of World War II. Nakamura describes the evacuation orders and their impact on the community, her experience at Tule Lake and Granada incarceration camps, relocation to Chicago, and eventual return to Marysville, California. See also the narrative essay …
Democracy and Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-55-344)
doc Democracy and Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-55-344)
Pamphlet describing "evacuation", incarceration, court cases including Wakayama, Korematsu, Yasui, Hirabayashi, and Kanai, and the civil liberties issues surrounding the treatment of individuals of Japanese descent during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0346
Issei, Nisei, Kibei (ddr-csujad-55-340)
doc Issei, Nisei, Kibei (ddr-csujad-55-340)
Pamphlet covering 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. Reprinted as "Outcasts! The Story of America's Treatment of Her Japanese-American Minority." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0342
Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1919)
doc Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1919)
Sociology essay written by Toshie Sato for a class assignment at Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Covers the author's home town environment, impacts of evacuation on the community, and other social issues. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1922
H.R. 442--questions and answers (ddr-csujad-55-89)
doc H.R. 442--questions and answers (ddr-csujad-55-89)
Question and answer sheet covering information about H.R.422 including eligibility, "voluntary evacuees," vesting rights, administration and distribution of funds, procedures, notification, and federal and state laws. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00093
Nisei Wartime Internment Research Project: report on preliminary findings (ddr-csujad-55-159)
doc Nisei Wartime Internment Research Project: report on preliminary findings (ddr-csujad-55-159)
Report on findings from the Nisei Wartime Internment Research Project by Donna Nagata and Yuzuru Takeshita of the University of Michigan department of psychology. Includes description of the survey group, characteristics of respondents, and presentation of findings on the following topics: communication with parents and children, comfort in talking about the incarceration, reasons for reluctance to …
Letter from Phillip Isenberg, Member of the Assembly, 10th District, August 6, 1985 (ddr-csujad-55-2451)
doc Letter from Phillip Isenberg, Member of the Assembly, 10th District, August 6, 1985 (ddr-csujad-55-2451)
Correspondence from Phillip Isenberg to "Friend" regarding the opening of an exhibit documenting the dismissal of Japanese American employees of the state of California during their forced removal and incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2557
Relocation of Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-55-332)
doc Relocation of Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-55-332)
Report by the War Relocation Authority on the "Relocation of Japanese-Americans." Sections include: "Background", "Relocation Program," "Evacuated People," "Relocation Centers," "Student Relocation," and "Conservation of Evacuee Property." Includes photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0334
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