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Japanese-American volunteers
This photograph is an image of a group of Japanese-American men, based in Kauai, who were receiving a physical examination test as they wanted to their part in the Second World War. Despite the fact that many of the young men in the photograph were…
Letter to Helen McNary from Fusa Tsumagari, Arcadia, California, August 9, 1942
The letter is written from within Santa Anita Assembly Center, the letter first thanks McNary for sending her candy and a book for her to use in the camp. But then speaks of a riot that stemmed from the army from outside San Francisco ordered the…
Radio Address of the President to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Hollywood, California
This source is a radio address transcript which has been produced in printed form, from Franklin D. Roosevelt about the role of Hollywood during the War to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The source is from 1941, when America had…
Sharp Camp following the evacuation order for persons of Japanese ancestry
The photograph depicts Aliens at Sharp Camp, California following the evacuation order for people of Japanese ancestry. The camp seen in the photograph was set up to serve as a detention centre were people were given hearings. The Japanese people…
Short-Term leave Authorization, WRA
This source is a written authorization of leave written by the WRA (War Relocation Authority). The WRA was the agency tasked with handling the internment of people of Japanese Ancestry during the Second World War. The paper states that a ‘Thomas…
Their Best Way to Show Loyalty: An Editorial
A transcript of an editorial piece published by The San Francisco News noting that Japanese people and people with Japanese Ancestry voluntarily evacuating and being relocated is the way to show their loyalty to the state. Notes that people have been…
Waiting for the Signal From Home
The Cartoon is titled “Waiting for the Signal From Home” and it shows thousands of Japanese people who are all stereotyped marching from Washington, through Oregon and to California to pick up blocks of explosives from a small shed named “Honorable…
Wreckage of USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i
This photo shows the aftermath of the bombing at Pearl Harbour in December 1941. This photo is significant for a number of reasons. Firstly, the vessel that was bombed was a US naval ship. By the ship being stationed in Hawai’i, it shows that the US…