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Description
Map shows close up of a restricted zone for Japanese Americans in a city block in Downey, in the southeastern part of the Los Angeles area. 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
image
Format
Maps 1 map, black and white with red application/pdf
Geographic communities--California--Los Angeles Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws
Place
Downey, California Los Angeles, California
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives;
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