The steamship, "SS Marine Flasher," arrives in the port of New York, after steaming from Bremen, Germany. In addition to U.S. citizens, her passengers include many refugees, and former prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, who benefited from President Truman's directive of December 22, 1945, giving preference to Displaced Persons in obtaining visas. Views among the crowds gathered at the dock to welcome loved ones. People waving and smiling. One woman angrily shouting at a guard. Men, women, and children aboard the ship, many wearing identification ribbons. Passengers enter the dock area. Their relatives and friends greet them warmly. A man kisses a woman and weeps. Two men embrace. (World War II period).
Japanese men and women walk out of Japanese Registration Control Station building at San Francisco. Japanese people at the office interviewed by social workers, who fill details of them on paper records. Receptionist and other workers of the office busy at work.
Japanese men and women walk in to Japanese Registration Control Station building at San Francisco. Japanese people at the office interviewed by social workers. A woman worker talks to a Japanese woman. Japanese woman smiles. Medic checks an old Japanese woman escorted by a young woman. A Japanese man appears before the worker woman and she talks to him.
Japanese men and women walk in to Japanese Registration Control Station building at San Francisco. Japanese people at the office interviewed by social workers. An old Japanese couple sits before a doctor and talk to him. The doctor makes report of their discussion. Other workers sit beside the doctor.
Japanese men and women walk in to Japanese Registration Control Station building at San Francisco. Japanese sit before officers at their desk. Japanese people consult with Federal Reserve Bank officials. An old Japanese man and a girl talk to the officials. They walk away. Other workers sit beside them and work. Record documents of various Japanese people visiting the office.
Japanese men and women walk in to Japanese Registration Control Station building at San Francisco. Japanese people enter the office inspected by security guard. People talk to women workers at the office. Women and children accompany men at the office. People walk towards next worker's desk and sit there. Men, women and children at various officer's desk.
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