Young Evacuee with Family Belongings Awaits Departure for Tanforan Assembly Center
5/6/1942
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The original caption for this photograph, taken by photographer Dorothea Lange, reads: Oakland, California. Young evacuee of Japanese ancestry guarding the family belongings near the Wartime Civil Control Administration station. In half an hour the evacuation bus will depart for Tanforan Assembly center.
A tag is visible on this girl's jacket. During World War II, approximately 112,000 Japanese Americans were sent to "assembly centers" – often racetracks or fairgrounds – where they waited and were tagged to indicate the location of a long-term "relocation center" that would be their home for the rest of the war. Nearly 70,000 of the evacuees were American citizens.
A tag is visible on this girl's jacket. During World War II, approximately 112,000 Japanese Americans were sent to "assembly centers" – often racetracks or fairgrounds – where they waited and were tagged to indicate the location of a long-term "relocation center" that would be their home for the rest of the war. Nearly 70,000 of the evacuees were American citizens.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Relocation Authority.
National Archives Identifier: 537889
Full Citation: Photograph 210-G-C579; Oakland, California. Young evacuee of Japanese ancestry guarding the family belongings near the Wartime Civil Control Administration station; 5/6/1942; Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942 - 1945; Records of the War Relocation Authority, Record Group 210; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/young-evacuee-family-belongings, December 8, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
