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 Following evacuation orders,this store,at 13th and Franklin Streets,was closed. The owner,a University of California graduate of Japanese descent,placed the I AM AN AMERICAN sign on the store front on December 8,the day after Pearl Harbor. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. Photographer:Lange,Dorothea —Oakland,California. 3/13/42 …MORE  As evacuation of residents of Japanese ancestry progressed in April 1942,this sign,advertising a swimming pool,was posted in many San Francisco districts. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. Photographer:Lange,Dorothea —San Francisco,California. 4/13/42 Tweet…MORE  Hayward,Calif.–Two children of the Mochida family who,with their parents,are awaiting evacuation bus. The youngster on the right holds a sandwich given her by one of a group of women who were present from a local church. The family unit is kept intact during evacuation and at War Relocation Authority centers where evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed for the duration. Photographer:Lange,Dorothea —Hayward,California. 5…MORE  Date picker’s home. Coachella Valley,California. March,1935. …MORE  Church near Blythe,California. …MORE  Between Tulare and Fresno on U.S. 99. Many auto camps of all kinds are strewn along this highway. …MORE  Calipatria,Imperial Valley,In Farm Security Administration (FSA) emergency migratory labor camp. Daughter of ex-tenant farmers on thirds and fourths in cotton. Had fifty dollars when set out. Went to Phoenix,picked cotton,pulled bolls made eighty cents a day with two people pulling bolls. Stayed until school closed. Went to Idaho,picked peas until August. Left McCall with forty dollars “in hand.”Went to Cedar City and Parowan,…MORE | ||||
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