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Description
Early documentation addressing repatriation to Japan for incarcerated Japanese Americans. Lists eligibility for repatriation, requests for repatriation, property and "contraband" belonging to repatriates, baggage regulations, transportation to port of embarkation, and requests to decline repatriation. 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.
Type
text
Format
Official documents 11 pages, typescript application/pdf
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Expatriation/repatriation/deportation
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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