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 Storage list for Yoshimura and Masu Yoshimura (ddr-sbbt-2-256)

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-256/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-386/

doc Storage list for M. Tamaki (ddr-sbbt-2-108)

A check-in list for goods belonging to M. Tamaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 630.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-108/

doc Storage list for S. Fukutane (ddr-sbbt-2-216)

A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Fukutane, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 738.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-216/

doc Storage list for A. and Kenichi Ishida (ddr-sbbt-2-234)

A check-in list for goods belonging to A. and Kenichi Ishida, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 756.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-234/

doc Storage list for Amy Kamanishi (ddr-sbbt-2-345)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Amy Kamanishi, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 868.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-345/

doc Storage list for T. Asaoka (ddr-sbbt-2-148)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Asaoka, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 670.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-148/

doc Storage list for T. Isefuku (ddr-sbbt-2-180)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Isefuku, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 702.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-180/

doc Storage list for Jutaro Kawamura (ddr-sbbt-2-328)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Jutaro Kawamura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 851.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-328/

doc Storage list for S. and Yoichi Furuta (ddr-sbbt-2-127)

A check-in list for goods belonging to S. and Yoichi Furuta, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 649.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-127/

doc Letter from Midori Fujii to Yoshito Fujii (ddr-sbbt-2-8)

Midori writes to her father that they are busy preparing for mass removal at 8 am on the upcoming Thursday. She lists items her mother has sold and tells him that her canary has found a home with the new occupants of their house.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-8/

doc Storage list for T. Nishisaki (ddr-sbbt-2-225)

A check-in list for goods belonging to T. Nishisaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 747.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-225/

doc Storage list for H. Edamura (ddr-sbbt-2-277)

A check-in list for goods belonging to H. Edamura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 799.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-277/

doc Storage list for Ted Saito (ddr-sbbt-2-396)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Ted Saito, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 919.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-396/

doc Storage list for George Hamano (ddr-sbbt-2-342)

A check-in list for goods belonging to George Hamano, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 865.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-342/

doc Storage list for Kuwano Hosokawa (ddr-sbbt-2-379)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Kuwano Hosokawa, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 902.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-379/

doc Storage list for Sam Isao Mukai (ddr-sbbt-2-51)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Sam Isao Mukai, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 524.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-51/

doc Storage list for Nakashima and Ohya (ddr-sbbt-2-380)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Nakashima and Ohya, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 903.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-380/

doc Storage list for S. Akada (ddr-sbbt-2-145)

A check-in list for goods belonging to S. Akada, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 667.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-145/

doc Storage list for Tanabe (ddr-sbbt-2-183)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Tanabe, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 705.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-183/

doc Property storage list for Buddhist Mission Society (ddr-sbbt-2-36)

A list of names and locations for property stored at the Buddhist Mission Society (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) building addressed to C.C. Cawsey, General Contractor. Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple; Cawsey, C. C.; Aoki, Seiji; Ariyasu, T.; Aoki, H.; Akano, K.; Akada, Shigejiro; Akada, Asakichi; Akada, A.; Asakura, U.; Abe, Y.; Asaoka, A.; Asaoka, T.; Akada, Riyoichi; …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-36/

doc Storage list for U. Kurumoto (ddr-sbbt-2-249)

A check-in list for goods belonging to U. Kurumoto, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 771.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-249/

doc Storage list for Hamasaki (ddr-sbbt-2-399)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Hamasaki, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 922.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-399/

doc Storage list for Yoshimura (ddr-sbbt-2-321)

A check-in list for goods belonging to Yoshimura, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 844.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-321/

doc Storage list for F. K. Hosono (ddr-sbbt-2-164)

A check-in list for goods belonging to F. K. Hosono, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 686.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sbbt-2-164/