The Evacuated People: A visual description of WWII relocation and its effects on West Coast Japanese populations
December 17, 2019 - All
BACKGROUND On February 19, 1942, President FDR signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the removal of civilians from designated “military exclusion zones” spanning much of Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona. This consequently resulted in ten concentration camp locations dispersed throughout the United States. These camps were run by the War Relocation Authority and concentrated Japanese…
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