World War II Japanese American Evacuation April 1942

This vintage image captures a moment at the Santa Anita reception center in Los Angeles County, California. In April 1942 Japanese Americans arrived with their luggage, which was examined as part of their evacuation under a United States Army order. This event illustrates wartime policies affecting Japanese Americans on the West Coast.

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