United States Relocation Program for Japanese-American civilians in World War II. A Japanese couple walks in Midwest. Building and houses at the Relocation Center. Civilians leave the Center and War Relocation Authority (WRA) offices provide employment to them. A Japanese man works in crop of corns and check corn bugs in Illinois. Another works with machine in a factory. A Japanese nurse gives medicine to a woman lay on bed in women surgical ward of a hospital. A man operates tractor in a field. A boy works on machine in a factory to make kitchen equipment.
United States Relocation Program by War Relocation Authority (WRA) in World War II. Japanese boy makes marshmallows in a plant and put plate on platform. Japanese men work on crop crasher machine. Man put dried crops into crasher. A Japanese man works with book binding machine. Help wanted board hung on various shops. Japanese farmers work in western deserts of United States. Japanese Chemists, medicine men, Laboratory workers, Mechanics Engineers work in their respective areas. A Japanese couple stands in queue against a counter in company employment offices. The couple takes a form and gives it to a selection officer. He further instructs the couple. Japanese couple stands on a counter and the cashier gives money to them.
United States Relocation Program by War Relocation Authority (WRA) during World War II. Japanese child gives roller skate to mother who packs it. Japanese couple shows paper to guard and leaves relocation center, getting aboard a Trailways bus. Other Japanese relocated greeted at railway station. Map of United States shows relocation (internment) areas. War Relocation Office main door. A Japanese man gives documents to an officer; he reads the papers and makes a call. Japanese-American couple with a young daughter go from house to house attempting to rent apartment. Japanese people in a hostel. A woman plays piano while other women sit and talk. People look at map showing housing availability. Japanese-American couple rents apartment. They are seen happily in their apartment hanging clothes in the closet. Japanese-American woman at grocery store. White woman helps her choose items that are not rationed. She holds a can of peaches. White woman shows Japanese-American woman the point value price card. Japanese-American women and her daughter visit park with white woman and her son. Children play with a toy sailboat at the waters edge. Relocation center kitchen. Japanese-American family sits at the dinner table. Children run in a relocation center. Women sit in a park and talk. Man feeds geese with his children beside water. People walk past fountain. Japanese-American women sit on beach in Chicago. Pedestrians walking on sidewalk outside and under the Lowe's Stillman theater marquee in Chicago. The movie 'Above Suspicion' displayed on marquee. Woman window shopping. Japanese couple sits on porch of house.
Men of Japanese descent at a meeting in the United States, circa 1941-1942, near time of opening of relocation centers and internment camps for Japanese citizens. Men sit at a meeting table. A man stands and speaks. A man wears glasses. A man smokes.
Fishermen of Japanese descent at work at a port in the west of the U.S.. Boats stand in water at a dock. Men work on docks and deal with fish. Group of United States Navy destroyers stands nearby at port. Japanese fishermen pull fishing net. Footage circa 1941-1942 near time of opening of Japanese relocation centers and internment camps in the U.S. during World War 2.
Aliens in the United States brought to Federal courthouse and court in session of arraignment. During time of evaluation hearings, deportations, and forced internments of foreign aliens and suspected conspirators (such as German, Italian, Japanese) in the United States during World War 2 (due to the Enemy Alien Control Program authorized by President Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor). Handcuffed alien is taken out of a car and people gathered besides road watch. Woman stands at table in court while arraignment. Photographers stand on stairs of Federal court and click pictures. More handcuffed aliens brought to the courthouse. Women alien brought to Federal courthouse, she goes into the court. Alien brought to the court goes in and hides his face by a hat. Alien hides face with his hands and goes in the court. Federal court during arraignment session. People speak. Woman stands. Man speaks. Men at table discuss.
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