#war relocation

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Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Kindergarten class in Canal.

Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority Series: Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority

This black and white photograph shows Japanese-American children sitting on benches at long tables in a room decorated for Halloween.  Several Japanese-American women assist the children who appear to be making crafts.

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T H E   A R T   O F   R E A D I N G Manzanar, California, 1942–45 Dorothea Lange crédit photo: Saving Places

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“Lunch hour at the Raphael Weill Public School,Geary and Buchanan Streets, in the so-called international section. Many children of Japanese ancestry were evacuated with their parents from this neighborhood. Educational facilities will be established at War Relocation Authority centers where evacuees will spend the duration.” By Dorothea Lange. 1942.

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Lucy's Tales ~ Heart Mountain Relocation Center Wyoming

Lucy’s Tales ~ Heart Mountain Relocation Center Wyoming

On a warm summer’s day, on a drive from Cody, Wyoming to Billings, Montana, we came upon a roadside historical marker.   On March 18, 1942, President Roosevelt issued an executive order establishing 10 concentration camps to intern Japanese-Americans.   During the course of the war, up to 120,000 men, women and children of Japanese origin were housed at the 10 concentration camps.   Most of these…

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