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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Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 21 (November 19, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-46)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 21 (November 19, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-46)
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 1 (July 4, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-26)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 1 (July 4, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-26)
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 16 (April 25, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-16)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 16 (April 25, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-16)
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 19 (May 15, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-19)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 19 (May 15, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-19)
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Newspaper clipping
doc Newspaper clipping "Tanforan, 1942" (ddr-janm-4-42)
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Information sheet about the Tanforan Racetrack/Detention Center (ddr-janm-4-22)
doc Information sheet about the Tanforan Racetrack/Detention Center (ddr-janm-4-22)
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doc "Seabiscuit Rededication" speech by Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima (September 23, 1991) (ddr-janm-4-17)
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Storage list for M. Hotta (ddr-sbbt-2-67)
doc Storage list for M. Hotta (ddr-sbbt-2-67)
A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Hotta, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 540.
Storage list for Iwamura (ddr-sbbt-2-285)
doc Storage list for Iwamura (ddr-sbbt-2-285)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Iwamura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 807.
Storage list for G. K. Shioyama (ddr-sbbt-2-246)
doc Storage list for G. K. Shioyama (ddr-sbbt-2-246)
A check-in list for goods belonging to G. K. Shioyama, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 768.
Storage list for Okamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-274)
doc Storage list for Okamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-274)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Okamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 796.
Storage list for K. Oki (ddr-sbbt-2-182)
doc Storage list for K. Oki (ddr-sbbt-2-182)
A check-in list for goods belonging to K. Oki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 704.
Storage list for Tad Sonoda (ddr-sbbt-2-53)
doc Storage list for Tad Sonoda (ddr-sbbt-2-53)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Tad Sonoda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 526.
Storage list for Haruo Fujino or Fujiwo (ddr-sbbt-2-368)
doc Storage list for Haruo Fujino or Fujiwo (ddr-sbbt-2-368)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Haruo Fujino or Fujiwo, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 891.
Storage list for J. Matsuda (ddr-sbbt-2-80)
doc Storage list for J. Matsuda (ddr-sbbt-2-80)
A check-in list for goods belonging to J. Matsuda, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 602.
Storage list for I. Horiuchi (ddr-sbbt-2-306)
doc Storage list for I. Horiuchi (ddr-sbbt-2-306)
A check-in list for goods belonging to I. Horiuchi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 828.
Storage list for Watabyashi (ddr-sbbt-2-198)
doc Storage list for Watabyashi (ddr-sbbt-2-198)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Watabyashi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 720.
Storage list for Fukuhara (ddr-sbbt-2-404)
doc Storage list for Fukuhara (ddr-sbbt-2-404)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Fukuhara, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 927.
Storage list for Tsunehara (ddr-sbbt-2-206)
doc Storage list for Tsunehara (ddr-sbbt-2-206)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Tsunehara, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 728.
Storage list for J. Yamamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-372)
doc Storage list for J. Yamamoto (ddr-sbbt-2-372)
A check-in list for goods belonging to J. Yamamoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 895.
Storage list for lot 539 (ddr-sbbt-2-66)
doc Storage list for lot 539 (ddr-sbbt-2-66)
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Storage list for By Y. Kawamura (ddr-sbbt-2-41)
doc Storage list for By Y. Kawamura (ddr-sbbt-2-41)
A check-in list for goods belonging to By Y. Kawamura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 513.
Storage list for H. Kumata (ddr-sbbt-2-303)
doc Storage list for H. Kumata (ddr-sbbt-2-303)
A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Kumata, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 825.
Storage list for Yoshimura and Masu Yoshimura (ddr-sbbt-2-256)
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A check-in list for goods belonging to Yoshimura and Masu Yoshimura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 778.
Storage list for Hikida (ddr-sbbt-2-386)
doc Storage list for Hikida (ddr-sbbt-2-386)
A check-in list for goods belonging to Hikida, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 909.
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