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Description
A bulletin containing information of Japanese operated farms in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. Charts are used to show the number of farms owned by people of Japanese descent. The farms are divided into categories based on being fully owned, partially owned, managed, or tenant operated by Japanese people. Additionally, the number of farms is listed by county and state. 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 3 pages, typescript application/pdf
Geographic communities--Oregon Geographic communities--Washington Geographic communities--California Geographic communities--Arizona World War II--Administration--Wartime Civil Control Administration World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Preparation
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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