“To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry”

“To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry”

California
Japanese Internment
State instructions

This is a poster that details the mandatory evacuation to any Japanese people living within a section of the City of San Francisco. It states that the instructions stated on the poster apply to both alien and non-alien people of Japanese ancestry, notes that “The Civil Control Station” would assist the Japanese population by providing temporary residence and transportation to their new residence. The poster states that the head of the family must report to the Civil Control Station for further instruction within 8am-5pm on 2nd April and the 3rd April. Evacuees must sort out their own necessities including bedding, toiletries, extra clothing etc. They note that the government will provide storage for other household items but it is at the risk of the owner and the transportation will be orchestrated by a supervised group.

J.L DeWitt Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Commanding, National instructions with this detailing San Francisco.

The Virtual museum of the City of San Francisco

http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist9/evacorder.html

1 April 1942

Michael Wilsher

Western Defence Command and Fourth Army Wartime Civil Control Administration. Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry, Aibara Collection; Special Collections and University Archives, California State University.

English

Visual - poster

20th century California