Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry
- Title
- Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry
- Date Created
- May, 1942
- Description
- A government-issued notice from May 1942 ordered all people of Japanese ancestry living in parts of Alameda County to report for forced removal and incarceration. Posted publicly by the Western Defense Command under Lt. Gen. J.L. DeWitt, the instructions laid out every detail of the evacuation process
- Creator
- The Western Defense Command
- Spatial Coverage
- Northern California, Oakland, Alameda
- Type
- State Issued poster
- Rights
- If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission.
- Site pages
- Racialized Housing
Part of Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry

