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Article states that nearly one-fifth of incarcerated Japanese Americans have left camps and are living and supporting themselves outside of camps. More employable men are engaging in agricultural work, and those who left camps are now spreading out throughout the U.S. rather than moving back to the west coast. Some major targets for resettlement are the Midwest, Chicago in particular, and the Great Lakes region. The article reminds the American public that most of the settlers are American citizens and are entitled to their civil rights and "disloyal" Japanese Americans were not being allowed to relocate. It also reminds citizens of the exemplary military service from Nisei during the war. 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.
Race and racism--Discrimination Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws World War II--Administration--Registration and 'loyalty questionnaire World War II--Leaving camp--'Resettlement World War II--Leaving camp--Returning home World War II--Military service--100th Infantry Battalion Journalism and media--Mass media
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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