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Description
Map shows restriction zones for Japanese Americans in the San Diego area and Imperial Valley area near California/Mexico border. Restricted zones include: El Centro, Brawley, Calipatria, San Diego, La Jolla, Encintas, Elsinore, Escondido, Carlsbad, and Oceanside. 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 Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws
Place
El Centro, California Brawley, California Calipatria, California San Diego, California La Jolla, California Encintas, California Elsinore, California Escondido, California Carlsbad, California Oceanside, California
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
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