“To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry”
Dublin Core
Title
“To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry”
Subject
California
Japanese Internment
State instructions
Japanese Internment
State instructions
Description
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.
Creator
J.L DeWitt Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Commanding, National instructions with this detailing San Francisco.
Publisher
The Virtual museum of the City of San Francisco
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist9/evacorder.html
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist9/evacorder.html
Date
1 April 1942
Contributor
Michael Wilsher
Rights
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.
Language
English
Type
Visual - poster
Identifier
20th century California
Files
Collection
Citation
J.L DeWitt Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Commanding, National instructions with this detailing San Francisco., ““To All Persons of Japanese Ancestry”,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 29, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/314.