State of California, [Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry living in the following area:] Stanislaus County, southwest Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties
Creator
Western Defense Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration: author DeWitt, J.L, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army: author
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Description
Broadside instructs Japanese American residents in Stanislaus County, and southwest Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties, state of California to convene at a nearby Civil Control Station by May 13, 1942 to prepare for evacuation. Instructions describe recommended items to bring for evacuation, services offered at Civil Control Stations, and information for a "responsible family member" to arrive to a Civil Control Station prior to evacuation on May 8 or May 9 for further instruction. 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.
Geographic Communities--California World War II--Administration--Western Defense Command Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Preparation World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--'Evacuation Day Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws
Place
Modesto, California Stanislaus County, California Tuolumne County, California Calaveras County, California
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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