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Press release explains the resettlement procedures of Tule Lake Incarceration Camp, which became Tule Lake Segregation camp after all incarcerees were subjected to a "loyalty questionnaire." Those incarcerees deemed disloyal were sent to Tule Lake Segregation Camp, a high-security facility. The article explains that all people leaving the camp were cleared for release by the Department of Justice. The article distinguishes "loyal" and "disloyal" incarcerees at Tule Lake Camp and implies that only "loyal" incarcerees will be allowed to leave the camp by it's scheduled closure on February 1, 1946. States that 50 percent of currently released incarcerees resettled in their original areas in northern California, the rest dispersed throughout the country. Encourages public to not discriminate against Tule Lake incarcerees just because they lived in the camp. 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.
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Leaving camp--'Resettlement World War II--Leaving camp--Returning home World War II--Military service--442nd Regimental Combat Team Race and racism--Discrimination
Place
Incarceration Camps--Tule Lake
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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