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Description
A press release introducing the beginning of the process of forcing people of Japanese ancestry to move to assembly centers in Arizona, Washington, Oregon, and California. The process requires construction of assembly centers, service offices to assist with registration, new farm operaters to take over Japanese farms, and a list of proposed assembly centers. 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 Geographic communities--Oregon Geographic communities--Washington Geographic communities--Arizona World War II--Administration--Wartime Civil Control Administration World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Preparation World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Construction
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives;
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