Kristen Hayashi

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.

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.

So this all happens really quickly, and then Japanese Americans are first sent to temporary detention centers, which the government called assembly centers. The government called this whole operation an evacuation, which made it seem like it was for their own protection, but we're very clear now to call it a forced removal. mass removal.

So this all happens really quickly, and then Japanese Americans are first sent to temporary detention centers, which the government called assembly centers. The government called this whole operation an evacuation, which made it seem like it was for their own protection, but we're very clear now to call it a forced removal. mass removal.

So this all happens really quickly, and then Japanese Americans are first sent to temporary detention centers, which the government called assembly centers. The government called this whole operation an evacuation, which made it seem like it was for their own protection, but we're very clear now to call it a forced removal. mass removal.

And then when more permanent detention centers were created, Japanese Americans were, you know, moved into those. And those were very clear to call America's concentration camps. And there were 10 of those camps that were operated by the War Relocation Authority. But, you know, in total, there were something like 75 confinement sites across the United States that detained Japanese Americans.

And then when more permanent detention centers were created, Japanese Americans were, you know, moved into those. And those were very clear to call America's concentration camps. And there were 10 of those camps that were operated by the War Relocation Authority. But, you know, in total, there were something like 75 confinement sites across the United States that detained Japanese Americans.

And then when more permanent detention centers were created, Japanese Americans were, you know, moved into those. And those were very clear to call America's concentration camps. And there were 10 of those camps that were operated by the War Relocation Authority. But, you know, in total, there were something like 75 confinement sites across the United States that detained Japanese Americans.

And they were operated by the War Relocation Authority or the Department of Justice, Immigration Naturalization Services or the U.S. Army. So places like Ellis Island was a detention center, Angel Island operated by the Immigration Naturalization Services. But, yeah, so, I mean, this mobilization happens very quickly after Pearl Harbor.

And they were operated by the War Relocation Authority or the Department of Justice, Immigration Naturalization Services or the U.S. Army. So places like Ellis Island was a detention center, Angel Island operated by the Immigration Naturalization Services. But, yeah, so, I mean, this mobilization happens very quickly after Pearl Harbor.

And they were operated by the War Relocation Authority or the Department of Justice, Immigration Naturalization Services or the U.S. Army. So places like Ellis Island was a detention center, Angel Island operated by the Immigration Naturalization Services. But, yeah, so, I mean, this mobilization happens very quickly after Pearl Harbor.

I'll say it's amazing. By March, really, this is all underway. March 2nd, 1942, General John L. DeWitt issues instructions to all people of Japanese ancestry. What was the criteria? I mean, how do they determine that your family is going? It's pretty simple, isn't it?

I'll say it's amazing. By March, really, this is all underway. March 2nd, 1942, General John L. DeWitt issues instructions to all people of Japanese ancestry. What was the criteria? I mean, how do they determine that your family is going? It's pretty simple, isn't it?

I'll say it's amazing. By March, really, this is all underway. March 2nd, 1942, General John L. DeWitt issues instructions to all people of Japanese ancestry. What was the criteria? I mean, how do they determine that your family is going? It's pretty simple, isn't it?

It's just based on geography. So you had to be in this exclusionary zone, which ran down from Washington, Oregon, California, and then a part of Arizona. And again, that's where the concentration of the Japanese population was. One of my grandparents, my grandfather's family was in Eastern Oregon at the time. So they were outside of the exclusionary zone.

It's just based on geography. So you had to be in this exclusionary zone, which ran down from Washington, Oregon, California, and then a part of Arizona. And again, that's where the concentration of the Japanese population was. One of my grandparents, my grandfather's family was in Eastern Oregon at the time. So they were outside of the exclusionary zone.

It's just based on geography. So you had to be in this exclusionary zone, which ran down from Washington, Oregon, California, and then a part of Arizona. And again, that's where the concentration of the Japanese population was. One of my grandparents, my grandfather's family was in Eastern Oregon at the time. So they were outside of the exclusionary zone.

So even though they were Japanese American, they were not forced to, or they weren't part of the forced removal. I mean, people living like in New York, Or the Midwest or, you know, they were not forced to to move either. So it's really arbitrary. It's based on.

So even though they were Japanese American, they were not forced to, or they weren't part of the forced removal. I mean, people living like in New York, Or the Midwest or, you know, they were not forced to to move either. So it's really arbitrary. It's based on.

So even though they were Japanese American, they were not forced to, or they weren't part of the forced removal. I mean, people living like in New York, Or the Midwest or, you know, they were not forced to to move either. So it's really arbitrary. It's based on.