Economic losses

The economic and emotional toll associated with the uprooting of Japanese Americans from their homes and businesses was enormous. The cost was especially high for the issei (first-generation immigrants), who had worked most of their lives to establish financial security for themselves and their children. Many Japanese Americans bitterly recall being forced to sell property, personal belongings, and business equipment for a fraction of their value to opportunistic scavengers. Evacuees could take only what they could carry. They left behind heirlooms, cherished toys, and family pets. Farmers continued to work for a harvest they would never see, told it would be "disloyal" to stop. The bustling Nihonmachis (Japantowns) of the West Coast closed down and never fully recovered, even after the war ended.

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doc US payments on Japanese claims top $35,000,000 (ddr-csujad-55-2409)

Newspaper clipping published in an unknown source regarding claims filed by Japanese Americans after World War II to recover losses on property and personal items due to forced removal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2515

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2409/

doc Economic loss survey of Pacific Coast evacuees (ddr-csujad-55-176)

Survey form on economic loss of incarcerees, completed by George A. Nakano. Includes personal data, estimated losses, accounts, fees, and household losses due to relocation and incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0178

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-176/

doc Notes on forced removal and expenses (ddr-csujad-55-2408)

Notes about the Nakamura family's forced removal from Marysville, California and the expenses incurred as part of the removal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2514

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2408/

doc Evacuated Japanese asks crop accounting (ddr-csujad-55-210)

Newspaper article published in "Sacramento Bee" in 1947, reporting on a suit filed by Masanobu Tim Yoshimiya against Mary E. Patterson and A. Ostrom regarding return of farm equipment and accounting of proceeds from Yoshimiya's farm after the forced evacuation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0212

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-210/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2427/

Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. Cl. 1, George Hideo Nakamura, continues from form (ddr-csujad-55-2425)

doc Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. Cl. 1, George Hideo Nakamura, continues from form (ddr-csujad-55-2425)

Itemized list of claims for George Hideo Nakamura. See also sac_jaac_2530. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2531

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2425/

Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. Cl. 1, George Hideo Nakamura, copy (ddr-csujad-55-2424)

doc Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. Cl. 1, George Hideo Nakamura, copy (ddr-csujad-55-2424)

Copy of the form, "Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry" distributed by the Japanese American Citizens League. Current form completed by George Hideo Nakamura including an itemized list of personal property claims. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2424/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2412/

doc Claim of Fumiyo Kojima (ddr-csujad-55-2132)

Claim of Fumiyo Kojima, no. 146-35-2309. Decided May 29, 1951. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2235

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2132/

doc Claim of George M. Kawaguchi (ddr-csujad-55-2129)

Claim of George M. Kawaguchi, no. 146-35-2523. Decided June 26, 1950. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2232

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2129/

doc Claim of Mary Sogawa (ddr-csujad-55-2131)

Claim of Mary Sogawa, no. 146-35-3083. Decided December 20, 1950. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2234

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2131/

doc Postcard from U.S. Department of Justice to George Hideo Nakamura, July 5, 1950 (ddr-csujad-55-2449)

Card acknowledging receipt of George Hideo Nakamura's claim under Public Law 886 for losses incurred as part of incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2555

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2449/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2426/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2446/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2451/

doc Notice of claim for property deposited pursuant to alien enemy regulations (ddr-csujad-55-2423)

Blank form for former incarcerees to make claims for loss of personal property due to forced removal during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2529

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2423/

doc Claim of Julius Downs (ddr-csujad-55-2134)

Claim of Julius Downs, no. 146-35-3593. Decided February 26, 1953. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2237

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2134/

doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, April 17, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-552)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion on counseling, transfers to Heart Mountain incarceration camp, and losses incurred from "evacuation." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0554

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-552/

doc Our 110,000 new boarders (ddr-csujad-55-180)

Opinion article by J.P. McEvoy on the Japanese incarceration during World War II. Includes the author's perspective on implications of the incarceration for American taxpayers and armed forces, history of Japanese labor in the United States, and opinion on the incarceration. Condensed from the Baltimore Sunday Sun. A version of this article also appeared in Reader's …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-180/

doc Claim of George Tsuda (ddr-csujad-55-2130)

Claim of George Tsuda, no. 146-35-1922. Decided October 30, 1950. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2233

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2130/

img Issei preparing farm for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-270)

Original caption: Woodland, California. This mother of Japanese ancestry is ready with her family of ten, to leave their farm the following morning in compliance with Civilian Exclusion Order. The figure in the background is a Negro laborer employed by the new tenants who have taken over the farm and are now operating it.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-270/

img "Evacuation sale" at store run by Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-151-138)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. A close-out sale- prior to evacuation- at store operated by proprietor of Japanese ancestry on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. The evacuees of Japanese descent will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-138/

img Signs advertising household goods (ddr-densho-151-319)

Original caption: Sacramento, California. Evidence of evacuation is seen in the Japanese quarter two days prior to evacuation of residents of Japanese ancestry from this city.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-319/

img Issei farmer discussing lease with Chinese businessman (ddr-densho-151-285)

Original caption: Hayward, California. Negi family, operators of a forty-acre leased truck farm, complete arrangements with a Chinese business man who is taking over this farm and equipment at the time of the family's voluntary evacuation to Colorado, prior to Civilian Exclusion Orders.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-285/

img "Evacuation sale" at shop run by Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-151-139)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-139/