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Address by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority on the National Broadcasting Company network regarding the actions of the WRA and media representation of the program. Iterates that the evacuation was precautionary and did not apply that incarcerees were accused of endangering public safety, that two-thirds of the incarcerees are American citizens, living arrangements and details of the incarceration camps, rumors that the food did not follow war rationing standards, work and clothing allowance, that the incarceration camps are not a source of pride for the American way of life, questions of loyalty and identity (Japanese vs. American identity), preparations for Tule Lake Segregation Camp. the demand for sugar beet harvesting, working outside the camp and the screening procedures required, and the desire for all "loyal" incarcerees to be resettled into communities across the US. Myer concludes with WRA statement of principles including believing a great majority of Japanese Americans will continue to stay in the country after incarceration, it being possible to distinguish loyal and disloyal people of Japanese ancestry, that loyalty cannot flourish in an atmosphere of discrimination, and the actions of the WRA are important both for the country and international community. The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Administration--Registration and 'loyalty questionnaire World War II--Incarceration camps--Food World War II--Incarceration camps--Living conditions World War II--Incarceration camps--Housing--Barracks World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs Industry and employment--Agriculture--Plantations Journalism and media--Mass media Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Propaganda--Media propaganda
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San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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