Santa Cruz County History - Executive Order 9066 and the Residents of Santa Cruz County

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1. General Topics

• 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 ..."
  
• Citizenship and Loyalty, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "Intertwined throughout the War are the issues of the citizenship and the loyalty of persons ..."
  
• Alien Land Laws, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "California land laws had been passed prior to World War II and were in effect ..."
  
• Bibliography, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  

2. Evacuation Period: Dec. 7, 1941 - June 17, 1942

• 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 ..."
  
• Restrictions on Axis Aliens, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "JAPANESE HERE CAN EXPECT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY, SAYS MOTOKI "I urge all Japanese persons ..."
  
• 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 ..."
  
• Evacuation: The Restricted Area, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "Calls for the removal of axis aliens and Japanese-Americans appear in the local newspapers throughout ..."
  
• 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 ..."
  
• Evacuation: Public Proclamation No. 4, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "On March 19th, evacuees were advised against about making quick deals when selling or renting ..."
  
• Chronology, Part 1: The Attack on Pearl Harbor up to the Signing of Executive Order 9066
  "Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the ..."
  
• Chronology, Part 2: The Signing of Executive Order 9066 to the Move to Poston
  "Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the ..."
  

3. During the Internment: June 17, 1942-1944

• Agricultural Labor Shortage, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "So many men away in military service resulted in shortages of workers and changes in ..."
  
• 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 ..."
  
• 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 ..."
  
• Military Service, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "At the start of the War, Italian Americans and Japanese Americans were serving in the ..."
  
• 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 ..."
  
• Chronology, Part 3: During the Internment
  "Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the ..."
  
• Chronology, Part 4: During the Internment
  "Each chronology lists major events relating to the Japanese American internment and links to the ..."
  
• 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 ..."
  

4. Release and Return of the Evacuees: 1945-1946

• Release of the Evacuees, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "From the start of the internment, internees could leave the camps for the purposes of ..."
  
• Return of the Evacuees, by Rechs Ann Pedersen
  "Although some individuals had returned to the West Coast in 1944, the majority returned after ..."
  
• 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 ..."