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 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/

doc Dr. Frank Nishio interview (ddr-csujad-6-26)

Oral history interview with Dr. Frank Nishio. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_NISHIO_FRANK

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-26/

doc Fude Tanioka interview (ddr-csujad-6-32)

Oral history interview with Fude Tanioka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_TANIOKA_FUDE

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-32/

img Fronts of two businesses owned by Japanese Americans forced to close after issuance of Executive Order 9066 (ddr-csujad-7-3)

Fronts of two businesses owned by Japanese Americans forced to close after issuance of Executive Order 9066. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-3/

img Signs announcing "evacuation" sale (ddr-csujad-7-4)

Signs announcing "evacuation" sale. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f04

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-4/

doc Kou Uyemaruko (ddr-csujad-8-81)

Oral history interview with Kou Uyemaruko [Ko Uemaruko]. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Uyemaruko, Kou

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-81/

doc Akiko Matsui (ddr-csujad-8-37)

Oral history interview with Akiko Matsui. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Matsui, Akiko

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-37/

doc Jane Tomeko Sugimura (ddr-csujad-8-68)

Oral history interview with Jane Tomeko Sugimura. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Sugimura, Jane Tomeko

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-68/

doc Mrs. Toshi Uchiyama (ddr-csujad-8-79)

Oral history interview with Mrs. Toshi Uchiyama. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Uchiyama, Mrs Toshi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-79/

doc Dr. Mae Takahashi and Mr. Yoshito Takahashi (ddr-csujad-8-72)

Oral history interview with Dr. Mae Takahashi and Mr. Yoshio Takahashi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Takahashi, Dr Mae and Mr Yoshito

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-72/

doc Hatsu Mochizuki (ddr-csujad-8-92)

Oral history interview with Hatsu Mochizuki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Mochizuki, Hatsu

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-92/

doc Shig Domoto (ddr-csujad-8-9)

Oral history interview with Shig Domoto. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Domoto, Shig

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-9/

doc Michio and June Toshiyuki (ddr-csujad-8-77)

Oral history interview with Michio and June Toshiyuki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Toshiyuki, Michio and June

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-77/

doc Letter regarding evacuation claims (ddr-densho-164-140)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-164-140/

doc Bank statements regarding family business lost during World War II (ddr-densho-167-44)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-167-44/