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 Date of Last Regular Transfer Unit from Each Assembly Center to Relocation Center (ddr-densho-410-31)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-31/

doc Evacuation Summary (ddr-densho-410-30)

Total Persons Evacuated to Each Assembly and Evacuation Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-30/

doc Instruction on Evacuation of Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-410-6)

For Tomoye and Helen Takahashi and Masako Martha Nozawa to relocate to Central Utah WRA camp (Topaz). Back has instructions of behavior during the transfer in English and Japanese.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-6/

doc Number of Evacuees Sent to Relocation Centers from Assembly Centers or by Direct Evacuation (ddr-densho-410-36)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-36/

img Photo and text titled: No Time for World War II Wedding Bells (ddr-ajah-6-962)

Includes story of Anna Matsuyama and John Seiji Towata marriage and Towata's work with the JACL at the time of evacuation

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-962/

av Japanese Relocation (ddr-densho-1024-17)

Narr. by Milton S. Eisenhower, director of the War Relocation Authority. An historical record of the transfer of Japanese residents from the Pacific Coast to the American Interior as carried out the the U.S. Army and the War Relocation Authority. 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry, two-thirds of them American citizens. Special attention given to possibility of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-17/

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/

img Lillie McCabe (ddr-csujad-29-19)

Photo of Lillie McCabe. Oral history audio and transcript are found in csufccop_jaoh_0030, csufccop_jaoh_0031, and csufccop_jaoh_0032. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1949_P03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-19/

doc Miyuki Remembers (ddr-ohs-1-61)

An annotated genealogy document of the life of Mitsuye Yabe.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-61/

img Evacuation at Japanese Union Church (ddr-densho-480-163)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-163/

doc Miyoshi Family History part 2 (ddr-densho-480-175)

An autobiographical account of Toru Miyoshi's life, including his incarceration at the Gila River Concentration Camp, military service, public service, and family life.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-175/

img Evacuation at Japanese Union Church (ddr-densho-480-160)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-160/

img Evacuation at Japanese Union Church (ddr-densho-480-164)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-164/

doc Miyoshi Family History part 1 (ddr-densho-480-174)

Details Miyoshi family history, including Japanese ancestry, immigration to the United States, individual family member's life stories, and life at the Gila River Concentration Camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-174/

img Evacuation at Japanese Union Church (ddr-densho-480-162)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-162/

img Evacuation at Japanese Union Church (ddr-densho-480-161)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-161/

doc Transcript of portion of 1942 Diary (ddr-densho-549-4)

Select transcriptions of Lois Bennett's diary, which details her experience as a government social worker assisting with the forced removal of Japanese Americans.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-4/

doc 1942 Diary (ddr-densho-549-6)

Personal diary of Lois Bennett that includes reflections on her experience as a government social worker assisting with the forced removal of Japanese Americans. Pages that did not have written entries were not included as part of the scan.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-6/