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Mike Masaoka with friends prior to mass removal

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ddr-densho-151-129 (Legacy UID: denshopd-i151-00129)

Dorothea Lange Collection

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Mike Masaoka (second from left), national secretary and field executive of Japanese American Citizens League, and a group of friends chat before evacuation of residents of Japanese ancestry. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

25-Apr-42

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