Internment of Japanese-Americans in early 1942...
Item # 726667
January 29, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1942
* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Japanese citizens
Page 12 has a one column heading: "WEST COAST MOVES TO OUST JAPANESE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background: The convergence of events on January 28, 1942, serves as the critical transition point where the United States moved from targeted national security measures to a policy of mass, race-based incarceration. The Department of Justice and the Western Defense Command, the federal government signaled that the "Japanese problem" was no longer a matter of individual FBI surveillance but a large-scale military operation. Simultaneously, the Department of Justice's designation of "Category A" strategic areas and the California State Personnel Board’s move to purge Japanese Americans from civil service roles—bolstered by the xenophobic rhetoric of leaders like Mayor Fletcher Bowron—effectively stripped Nisei citizens of their constitutional protections. This period is historically significant because it dismantled the concept of birthright citizenship under the guise of "military necessity," creating the administrative and political infrastructure that allowed Executive Order 9066 to be issued just weeks later, ultimately leading to the forced removal of 120,000 people without due process.
* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Japanese citizens
Page 12 has a one column heading: "WEST COAST MOVES TO OUST JAPANESE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Background: The convergence of events on January 28, 1942, serves as the critical transition point where the United States moved from targeted national security measures to a policy of mass, race-based incarceration. The Department of Justice and the Western Defense Command, the federal government signaled that the "Japanese problem" was no longer a matter of individual FBI surveillance but a large-scale military operation. Simultaneously, the Department of Justice's designation of "Category A" strategic areas and the California State Personnel Board’s move to purge Japanese Americans from civil service roles—bolstered by the xenophobic rhetoric of leaders like Mayor Fletcher Bowron—effectively stripped Nisei citizens of their constitutional protections. This period is historically significant because it dismantled the concept of birthright citizenship under the guise of "military necessity," creating the administrative and political infrastructure that allowed Executive Order 9066 to be issued just weeks later, ultimately leading to the forced removal of 120,000 people without due process.
Category: World War II
