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Title
Moving the West-Coast Japanese
Creator
McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980: author
HarperCollins (Firm): publisher
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-09
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Property rights reside with the California State University, Fullerton University Archives and Special Collections. No part may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the University Archives & Special Collections, CSU Fullerton or the copyright holder.
Description
An article published in "Harper's magazine." It describes the expulsion, daily life in the Santa Anita and Pomona temporary assembly centers, unusual incarcerees, what was left behind and lost and what might the future may hold for Japanese Americans.
The Japanese American Relocation Collection is composed of ephemera related to the relocation program during World War II. Items include the official government report of Manzanar Relocation Center, a photo album, post-war activism materials related to preserving and remembering the camps, various clippings, and documents. The strength of this collection is found in its many perspectives on the controversial relocation program and how it has been presented since World War II.
Type
text
Format
Articles; Periodicals
10 pages, typescript
application/pdf
Identifier
SC_0001_01_07_003
csufu_sc_0022
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/14778
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Facilities, services, and camp administration
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Living conditions
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Food
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Voting rights
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Social and recreational activities
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Work and jobs
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Housing
Community activities--Associations and organizations--Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America
Identity and values--Japanese American identity
Identity and values--Multiracial
Identity and values--Issei
Identity and values--Nisei
Race and racism--Discrimination
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Impacts of incarceration
Place
Arcadia, California
Pomona, California
Temporary Assembly Centers--Santa Anita
Temporary Assembly Centers--Pomona
Source
California State University, Fullerton, University Archives and Special Collections
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c89w0m7v/
Japanese American Relocation Collection

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