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Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
No records are known to exist that precisely pinpoint the date that the Japanese came to the Pajaro Valley. It ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
Agriculture brought pioneer Japanese immigrants to the Pajaro Valley one hundred years ago. A century later, agriculture is still the ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
Japan's fateful decision to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor did more than destroy ships and planes - it also exploded ... [Read more]
Nihon Bunka/Japanese Culture: One Hundred Years in the Pajaro Valley, by
Jane W. Borg and Kathy McKenzie Nichols
The Issei had come to the Pajaro Valley with dreams of a new land where they could prosper. Now, after ... [Read more]
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Executive Order 9066 and the Residents of Santa Cruz County: Introduction, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
On February 19, 1942, a little more than two months after the United States entered World War II, President Roosevelt ... [Read more]
Citizenship and Loyalty, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
Intertwined throughout the War are the issues of the citizenship and the loyalty of persons of Japanese ancestry. Japanese immigrants ... [Read more]
Alien Land Laws, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
California land laws had been passed prior to World War II and were in effect throughout the War. They denied ... [Read more]
Bibliography, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
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Executive Order 9066: Authorizing the Secretary of War to Prescribe Military Areas, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
February 19, 1942 (Federal Register, Vol. VII, No. 38). "Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection ... [Read more]
Restrictions on Axis Aliens, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
JAPANESE HERE CAN EXPECT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY, SAYS MOTOKI "I urge all Japanese persons in the Pajaro Valley to ... [Read more]
Fear of Attack, Fear of Sabotage, Arrests, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
The United States was not at war with Japan when, on December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. Naval Fleet ... [Read more]
Evacuation: The Restricted Area, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
Calls for the removal of axis aliens and Japanese-Americans appear in the local newspapers throughout the first months of the ... [Read more]
Evacuation: Public Proclamation No. 1, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
From the start of the War, the U.S. Justice Department had established restricted areas, from which enemy aliens were excluded. ... [Read more]
Evacuation: Public Proclamation No. 4, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
On March 19th, evacuees were advised against about making quick deals when selling or renting property. (see Evacuation: Public Proclamation ... [Read more]
Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the full-text, local newspaper articles. Each ... [Read more]
Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the full-text, local newspaper articles. Each ... [Read more]
Agricultural Labor Shortage, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
So many men away in military service resulted in shortages of workers and changes in the makeup of the labor ... [Read more]
Debate over the Return of Persons of Japanese Ancestry, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
Shortly after the evacuation from the West Coast was completed, the debate began about whether the evacuees should be allowed ... [Read more]
Lifting of Restrictions on Italians and Germans, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
After the Japanese and Japanese-Americans were evacuated from Military Area no. 1, the order for Italian and German aliens to ... [Read more]
Military Service, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
At the start of the War, Italian Americans and Japanese Americans were serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Further enlistments ... [Read more]
Salinas Assembly Center and Poston Relocation Center, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
Local newspaper articles of the time give us a very limited picture of life at Salinas or Poston--or any of ... [Read more]
Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the full-text, local newspaper articles. Each ... [Read more]
Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the full-text, local newspaper articles. Each ... [Read more]
Chronology, Part 5: During the Internment, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the full-text, local newspaper articles. Each ... [Read more]
Release of the Evacuees, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
From the start of the internment, internees could leave the camps for the purposes of either continuing their collection education ... [Read more]
Return of the Evacuees, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
Although some individuals had returned to the West Coast in 1944, the majority returned after the Western Defense Command lifted ... [Read more]
Chronology, Part 6: The Release and Return of the Evacuees, by
Rechs Ann Pedersen
Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the full-text, local newspaper articles. Each ... [Read more]
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The Quake:
The Loma Prieta Earthquake occurred on October 17, 1989 at 5:04 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) and lasted for about 15 seconds. The United States Geological Survey gave it a magnitude of 7.1. It was felt over an area of about 400,000 square miles. On April 18, ..." [More]
Excerpted from Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 17, 1989: Facts and Statistics