A Japanese couple packs up their belongings during the 48 hour evacuation from Terminal Island. Terminal Island, an artificial island in the Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach Harbor, was the American base of the Japanese fishing industry until residents were forcefully arrested or evacuated between 1941 and 1942.
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Events Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Japanese--United States Legal World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians--California Lifestyle
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