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 Japanese American News Clippings, August 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-16)

This document contains news clippings and articles about Japanese Americans from different tabloids describing significant events like the "first Mass Evacuation" which took place in the United States and how the Japanese people adjusted to the new way of life in the War Relocation Centers during the period of August 1943. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-16/

doc Community Analysis Notes, no. 1, January 15, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-84)

Titled as: From a Nisei who said "No." Account by an unnamed Community Analyst at Manzanar of the "life experience and viewpoints" influencing a young man's "No" response to the Army registration form's Question 28. The account stems from the analyst's notes, reproduced verbatim, from an exchange between the young man and the Hearing Board authorized …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-84/

doc Scrapbook of Eddie Muraoka (ddr-csujad-15-4)

Fourth of four scrapbooks of clippings about Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Compiled by Eddie Muraoka. Other three scrapbooks are fond in items: csun_ems_001, csun_ems_002, and csun_ems_003. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: EMS_04

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-15-4/

doc Scrapbook of Eddie Muraoka (ddr-csujad-15-2)

Second of four scrapbooks of clippings about Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Compiled by Eddie Muraoka. Other three scrapbooks are fond in items: csun_ems_001, csun_ems_003, and csun_ems_004. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: EMS_02

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-15-2/

doc Scrapbook of Eddie Muraoka (ddr-csujad-15-1)

One of four scrapbooks of clippings about Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Compiled by Eddie Muraoka. Other three scrapbooks are fond in items: csun_ems_002, csun_ems_003, and csun_ems_004. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: EMS_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-15-1/

doc Scrapbook of Eddie Muraoka (ddr-csujad-15-3)

Third of four scrapbooks of clippings about Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Compiled by Eddie Muraoka. Other three scrapbooks are fond in items: csun_ems_001, csun_ems_002, and csun_ems_004. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: EMS_03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-15-3/

doc Letter from C. Walter Borton and Homer L. Morris to Dear Friend, May 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-4)

Report to people who have contributed financial support for the Gordon Hirabayashi case on the hearing before the Supreme Court. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_02

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-4/

doc Constitution and by-laws, self government assembly of the Santa Anita Assembly Center (ddr-csujad-16-2)

According to its preamble, this "Constitution for the Santa Anita Assembly Center" was established by its residents "in order to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, to foster and spread the true spirit of Americanism, to build the character of our people morally and spiritually on American ideals, and to promote the welfare …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-2/

doc Letter to Dear Friend from the Gordon Hirabayashi Defense Committee, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-3)

Fundraising letter requesting contributions for taking Gordon Hirabayashi's case to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. At the time of writing, Hirabayashi was imprisoned in King County, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-3/

doc Japanese American News clippings, September 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-17)

News clippings which describe the life of the Japanese American people moved from the Pacific Coast to different parts of the country and other significant events. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-08_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-17/

doc National Coalition for Redress/Reparations and Friends of Michi Weglyn present day of remembrance (ddr-csujad-24-175)

A flyer for a tribute to Michi Weglyn and her book "Years of Infamy," on February 21, 1998. The event was put on by the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations and Friends of Michi Weglyn. The flyer includes acknowledgements and a schedule of events. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-175/

doc Michi Weglyn was noted activist who wrote redress 'bible' (ddr-csujad-24-132)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by Takeshi Nakayama and published in the Japanese American newspaper "Rafu Shimpo" on April 27, 1999. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-132/

doc Years of infamy: the untold story of America's concentration camps (ddr-csujad-24-125)

A listing for Michi Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy" from 1998 on Amazon.com. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-125/

doc Michi N. Weglyn, 72, advocate for interned Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-24-126)

An obituary for Michi Weglyn written by Eric Page with a note from Kimmie Ito written on it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-126/

doc [Graduation speech by Michi Weglyn] (ddr-csujad-24-19)

A graduation speech by Michi Weglyn explaining why she wrote "Years of Infamy." She also discusses Japanese American and Japanese Latin American internment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_019

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-19/

doc Letter from Allan R. Bosworth, Captain, U.S. Navy, to Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-51)

A letter from Allan R. Bosworth to Michi Weglyn in which Bosworth states that he will not read Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy: the Untold Story of America's Concentration Camps" because he believes that story has already been told. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-51/

doc Letter from William Hohri to Amerasia Journal, August 13, 1977 (ddr-csujad-24-84)

A letter from William Hohri to the editor of Amerasia Journal criticizing an unfavorable review of Michi Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_07_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-84/

Letter from James Landis, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, William Morrow and Company to Harry Honda, Pacific Citizen, December 18, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-114)

doc Letter from James Landis, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, William Morrow and Company to Harry Honda, Pacific Citizen, December 18, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-114)

A letter from James Landis to Harry Honda informing him that "Pacific Citizen," a publication of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), incorrectly described Michi Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy" as out of print. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_016

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-114/

doc Letter from Gary Okihiro, professor, Department of Asian American Studies at Cornell University to Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-9)

A letter from Asian American studies professor Gary Okihiro to Michi Weglyn apologizing for a critical review he wrote of her book "Years of Infamy" in 1977. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-9/

doc JA community mourns death of historian and activist Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-129)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by her lifelong friend Sachi W. Seko and published in "Pacific Citizen," the newspaper of the Japanese American Citizens league (JACL). The article is an emotional tribute to Weglyn and a vivid description of the end of her life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-129/

doc Michi Nishiura and Walter Weglyn Endowed Chair in Multicultural Studies (ddr-csujad-24-25)

This brochure that explains the purpose of the Michi Nishiura and Walter Weglyn Endowed Chair in Multicultural Studies. The brochure includes a brief biography of Michi Weglyn and an assessment of the impact of her book "Years of Infamy." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_025

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-25/

doc [Tribute to Michi Weglyn delivered at Washington State University on March 26, 1988] (ddr-csujad-24-14)

A tribute to Michi Nishiura Weglyn delivered at Washington State University on March 26, 1988. The author writes about the impact of Weglyn's 1976 book "Years of Infamy." The document also describes Weglyn's process of research, writing, and publishing the book. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_014

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-14/

doc Letter from Monica Sone to Michi Weglyn, August 17, 1986 (ddr-csujad-24-42)

A letter from Monica Sone to Michi Weglyn in which describes the impact that Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy" had on her. Sone also talks about Frank Chin and his roll in the redress movement. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-42/

doc Letter from Mits Koshiyama to Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-35)

A letter from Mits Koshiyama to Michi Weglyn thanking her for her letter and praising her courage for writing "Years of Infamy." Koshiyama also discusses both their experiences being incarcerated during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_035

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-35/

doc Years of Infamy by Michi Nishiura Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-173)

A flyer for an event on February 21, 1998 celebrating Michi Weglyn and her book "Years of Infamy." The event was put on by the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations and Friends of Michi Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_01_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-173/