THE INTERNEES

Figure 5: WRA caption: Hayward, California. Members of the Mochida family awaiting evacuation bus. Identification tags are used to aid in keeping the family unit intact during all phases of evacuation. Mr. Mochida operated a nursery and five greenhouses on a two-acre site in Eden Township. He raised snapdragons and sweet peas. National Archives photo: NWDNS-210-G-C153.

Figure 6: This Japanese-American family, the Shibuyas, are pictured in front of their Mountain View, California home. The parents were born in Japan and came to the U.S. in 1904, with $60 in cash and a bundle of clothing. Mr. Shibuya built a prosperous business raising chrysanthemums, which he shipped to eastern markets under his own trademark. The six children were all born in the United States, and four of them were students in California universities. The oldest son (seated, second row, left) was a graduate of the University of California with a degree in plant pathology. The 25-year old daughter Madoka (at right in front row) was a student at the Stanford University Medical School. A few days after this photo was taken, the entire family was interned. National Archives photo: NWDNS-210-G-A60.

Figure 7: Among the early evacuees was this small group in Salinas, California on March 31, 1942 who are waiting for the bus to take them to an Assembly Center. Notice the recruitment poster in the background. National Archives photo NWDNS-210-G-A253.

Figure 8: WRA caption: Hayward, California. A mother with her American-born-and-educated children awaiting evacuation bus–5/8/1942. National Archives photo: NWDNS-210-G-C165.

Figure 9: WRA caption: Hayward, California. A young member of an evacuee family awaiting evacuation bus–5/8/1942. National Archives photo: NWDNS-210-G-C158.