Report on Japanese-Americans in Relocation Centers

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Description

This report about the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans to “relocation centers” (or “internment camps”) was prepared by the War Relocation Authority (WRA), the federal government agency that was created to handle the program.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection HST-PN: Philleo Nash Papers.

National Archives Identifier: 40019800

Full Citation: Report on Japanese-Americans in Relocation Centers; 3/1943; Minorities-Japanese-War Relocation Authority-News Stories, 1943-1944; White House Files, 1936 – 1953; Collection HST-PN: Philleo Nash Papers,; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/report-japanese-americans-relocation-centers/, March 6, 2026]

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