Supper time. Meal times are the big events of the day within an assembly center. This is a line-up of evacuees waiting for the B shift at 5-45 P.M. San Bruno, California, 1942
The Manzanar Free Press, the local newspaper at this War Relocation Authority center,
is published twice a week and is delivered free to evacuees. 1942
The Shibuya family on the lawn in front of their beautiful home before evacuation
to War Relocation Authority centers. Mountain View, California, 1942
The family unit is kept intact in various phases of evacuation of persons
of Japanese ancestry. San Francisco, California, 1942
These children have just arrived at Turlock assembly center. 1942
These children have just arrived at Turlock assembly center. 1942
These evacuees of Japanese ancestry have just arrived at this Assembly Center
and are awaiting the inspection of their baggage. Turlock, California, 1942
These people of Japanese ancestry are awaiting the special bus which will take them, and other evacuees, to the Tanforan Assembly Center. Hayward, California, 1942
These two girls peer out of a window in their quarters
just after their arrival at Turlock assembly center. 1942
Third grade students working on their arithmetic lesson at this
first volunteer elementary school. School equipment was not yet available
at the time this photograph was taken. Manzanar, California, 1942
This assembly center has been open for two days. Bus-load after bus-load
of evacuated persons of Japanese ancestry are arriving this day.
San Bruno, California, 1942
This girl, who worked as a strawberry picker on an Alameda County farm,
awaits evacuation bus. Centerville, California, 1942
This young woman of Japanese ancestry received credentials from
the San Jose State College to teach in Junior High, Primary
and Kindergarten schools of the State. Sacramento, California, 1942
Two children of the Mochida family who, with their parents,
are awaiting evacuation bus. Hayward, California, 1942
Young evacuees at this assembly center are happy to have their pictures taken.
Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942
Young evacuees at this assembly center who begged to have their pictures taken.
Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942
Young persons of Japanese ancestry, second and third generation Americans. They have been in camp about a week, where there is little for them to do as yet. Stockton, California, 1942
These young evacuees are attending the first elementary school at this
War Relocation Authority center. There are six grades with volunteer teachers
and voluntary attendance. Manzanar, California, 1942