Kristen Hayashi

I'm so glad that we set this up by starting with, you know, early immigration and just what the social climate was like, because I think it's important to talk about all the legislation that was passed between, you know, from like the turn of the 20th century all the way to 1924, because that sets up that there was this long trajectory of discriminatory legislation that was put in place that really affected the daily lives of Japanese Americans.

So while Pearl Harbor had a profound impact on the community, It was part of this long history of discrimination and prejudice. It didn't just happen because of that. And we know this because on the day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, leaders of the Japanese American community were picked up by the FBI.

So while Pearl Harbor had a profound impact on the community, It was part of this long history of discrimination and prejudice. It didn't just happen because of that. And we know this because on the day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, leaders of the Japanese American community were picked up by the FBI.

So while Pearl Harbor had a profound impact on the community, It was part of this long history of discrimination and prejudice. It didn't just happen because of that. And we know this because on the day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, leaders of the Japanese American community were picked up by the FBI.

So how were they able to mobilize that quickly when we know that they were surveilling Japanese immigrants long before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? In our collection, we have these records that L.A. County kept. They're called farm survey records, where prior to Pearl Harbor, County officials were going and they're visiting Japanese American operated farms throughout Southern California.

So how were they able to mobilize that quickly when we know that they were surveilling Japanese immigrants long before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? In our collection, we have these records that L.A. County kept. They're called farm survey records, where prior to Pearl Harbor, County officials were going and they're visiting Japanese American operated farms throughout Southern California.

So how were they able to mobilize that quickly when we know that they were surveilling Japanese immigrants long before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? In our collection, we have these records that L.A. County kept. They're called farm survey records, where prior to Pearl Harbor, County officials were going and they're visiting Japanese American operated farms throughout Southern California.

And they're just asking a lot of questions about who they employ, what they're growing. And, you know, just and there's there's an economic argument to that, too. But so there is this planning that happens long before Pearl Harbor. But you're right. Pearl Harbor does have a profound impact. So Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese Imperial Army on December 7th, 1941.

And they're just asking a lot of questions about who they employ, what they're growing. And, you know, just and there's there's an economic argument to that, too. But so there is this planning that happens long before Pearl Harbor. But you're right. Pearl Harbor does have a profound impact. So Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese Imperial Army on December 7th, 1941.

And they're just asking a lot of questions about who they employ, what they're growing. And, you know, just and there's there's an economic argument to that, too. But so there is this planning that happens long before Pearl Harbor. But you're right. Pearl Harbor does have a profound impact. So Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese Imperial Army on December 7th, 1941.

And by February of 1942, you already have leaders of the community that have been picked up and they're held by the Department of Justice in detention centers across the U.S. But February 19, 1942, that's when President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066. So what this essentially does is it lays the foundation for the mass removal that's to come in a few months.

And by February of 1942, you already have leaders of the community that have been picked up and they're held by the Department of Justice in detention centers across the U.S. But February 19, 1942, that's when President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066. So what this essentially does is it lays the foundation for the mass removal that's to come in a few months.

And by February of 1942, you already have leaders of the community that have been picked up and they're held by the Department of Justice in detention centers across the U.S. But February 19, 1942, that's when President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066. So what this essentially does is it lays the foundation for the mass removal that's to come in a few months.

But it creates an exclusionary zone on the West Coast, which is where the concentration of the Japanese population was at the time. And essentially says that the U.S. military has the right to exclude anyone it deems necessary. So at that point, there's no mention of Japanese. But things start to happen soon after that. So soon after that, there's a curfew that's put in place.

But it creates an exclusionary zone on the West Coast, which is where the concentration of the Japanese population was at the time. And essentially says that the U.S. military has the right to exclude anyone it deems necessary. So at that point, there's no mention of Japanese. But things start to happen soon after that. So soon after that, there's a curfew that's put in place.

But it creates an exclusionary zone on the West Coast, which is where the concentration of the Japanese population was at the time. And essentially says that the U.S. military has the right to exclude anyone it deems necessary. So at that point, there's no mention of Japanese. But things start to happen soon after that. So soon after that, there's a curfew that's put in place.

Japanese Americans couldn't leave their homes after a certain time each evening. There's also a travel restriction, and then they had to register their families.

Japanese Americans couldn't leave their homes after a certain time each evening. There's also a travel restriction, and then they had to register their families.

Japanese Americans couldn't leave their homes after a certain time each evening. There's also a travel restriction, and then they had to register their families.

And then by the spring, that's when you start to see public notices going up that now say to all persons of Japanese ancestry and outline what they need to do, that they need to report to a civil control station by a certain date to tell them what they need to bring with them. and when they need to report, but it never states where they're going or for how long.