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 Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 2 (July 10, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-28)

Selected article titles: "JACL protests use of vested property to settle Japanese war claims" (p. 1), "Fathers in Japan losing traditional dominance in family, delinquency mounts" (p. 1), "Close association of Zen Buddhism with beatniks doesn't disturb Zen philosopher" (p. 1), "55 AJAs on general election ballot for Hawaii legislature" (p. 3), "Rep. Roosevelt bill to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-31-28/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 6 (August 11, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-32)

Selected article titles: "JACL Urges Vested Property Bill Be Reported by House" (p. 1), "Northwest Picture: 12th Seafair Sails into Sunset" (p. 2), and "PSWDC Delegates Hear Progress Report of Issei Story Project, Simple Questionnaires for Issei Made Available" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-32/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 9 (March 3, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-9)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Supreme Court Decides Cases Affecting Civil Rights: Court to Review Denaturalization Law Passed by Congress" (p. 1), "'Life' Magazine Rebuked for Insisting 'Jap' as Colloquial" (p. 1), and "Full Return or Compensation for Confiscated Japanese Property by U.S. Urged in Report" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-9/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 9 (August 31, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-35)

Selected article titles: "San Francisco Housing Authority Refuses to Admit Non-Citizen Aged" (p.1), "Congress Passes Amendment to Rid Poll Taxes" (p.1), "Congress Expected to Act No-Tax Claims Bill this Week" (p.1), "San Francisco Board of Education Closes New Jr. High School to Avert Racial Strife" (p.3), "Puyallup Valley Steps Up Campaign on Land Law Repeal" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-35/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 7 (August 17, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-33)

Selected article titles: "Evacuation Claims Clarification" (p.1), "Kennedy Asked to Direct IRS Defer Action on Tax Claim" (p.1), "Religious Freedom for U.S. Buddhists" (p.2), "Nisei Rebuffed 20 Years Ago by Bakers Union Voted Head of Retail Bakers Group" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-33/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 22 (June 1, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-22)

Selected article titles: "Congressional Help Being Considered for Evacuee Tax Probe" (p.1), "'Varsity Victory Volunteers' Remembered as U. of Hawaii's Contribution to War Effort" (p.1), "California-Trained Farmers Make Good" (p.2), "Juvenile Delinquency Costs U.S. Taxpayers $4,000 a Year to Keep Youngster in State School-Twice Tuition to First-Rate Prep School" (p.3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-22/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 8 (August 24, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-34)

Selected article titles: "Legislative Progress to Tax-Exempt Claims Seen, Committee Oks King Bill" (p.1), "House Approves WW2 Claims Bill" (p.1), "Nihonmachi Project Diagrams Presented" (p.1), "'Are You Really an America!' Badgers Nisei Students with UCLA's Project India" (p.1), "Internal Revenue Service Slashes Open a Wound" (p.2), "Pearl Harbor Spy Story Interest Revived by German Window's Suit …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-34/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 10 (September 7, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-36)

Selected article titles: "Congress Adopts No-Tax Bill" (p.1-2, 4), "Race Discrimination in Labor Unions Next NAACP Target" (p.1), "Loneliness and Sharks Greatest Problems on Epic Solo Voyage Across Pacific Ocean, Kenichi Horie Reveals" (p.2), "Gunplay during Nisei Week Fells Youth, Two Sansei Brothers Held" (p.3), "Oakland JACL in Appeal to Community to Guard Against Damage to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-36/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 6 (August 10, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-32)

Selected article titles: "JACL Fears Bill to Tax-Exempt Claims May Be Pigeonholed" (p.1), "Jewish Press Raises Issue Against IRS on Taxing Evacuation Claim Awards" (p.1-2), "Nisei Week Festival Launches 22nd Edition; 10 Vie for Queenship" (p.1), "Chinese American Judge Hears Case Suing County Grand Jury System Bans Negroes" (p.3), "Memorial Service to Enshrine 3,000 Nisei War …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-32/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 4 (July 27, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-30)

Selected article titles: "Gov. Brown Vows to Make Appeal to JFK on Japanese Evacuees Tax Claim" (p.1), "Myer Lauds Calm Attitude of Issei in Convention Tribute" (p.1), "The Portuguese of Hawaii, Once Classified Separately in Census, Preferred by Sugar Planters Because of Philosophy" (p.1-2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-30/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 84, No. 3 (January 28, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-3)

Selected article titles: "Ford Pardons Iva Toguri: 1st Treason Case Voided" (p.1, 3), "Vandals Strike at Topaz" (p.1), "Wendy Yoshimura Found Guilty on 3 Counts" (p.1-2), "Law Strips Issei of $87,000" (p.1-2), "Moses Lake Country" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-49-3/

doc Press Release for results of study of economic losses of Japanese Americans during WWII (ddr-densho-122-297)

Conducted by Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-297/

doc Handwritten calculations about population and economic impacts of incarceration (ddr-densho-122-156)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-156/

doc Personal property of Takanori Tsuchiyama (ddr-csujad-55-889)

List of personal property belonging to Takanori Tsuchiyama. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0891

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-889/

doc Claim of Toshi Shimomaye (ddr-csujad-55-2128)

Claim of Toshi Shimomaye, no. 146-35-270. Decided April 14, 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_2231

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2128/

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/