California State University Japanese American Digitization Project: An ExhibitMain MenuIntroductionBefore the WarIssei and Nisei in the WestExecutive Order 9066Mass removalIncarcerationConcentration campsServiceNisei in the warResettlementReconstructing HomeRedressA nation makes amendsReflectionsMaking sense of it allTimelineGraphic from exhibition poster, "Timeline"Educational Guides and ResourcesRelated ResourcesList of external resources relating to the exhibit topicPrint-ready PostersDownload Print-ready posters for your eventsAbout CSUJADDescription of the CSUJAD Project and call for historical resource donations
Opening Letter Regarding California Housing Shortage
12017-02-15T20:08:47-08:00Steve Kutay2a3698b64111c4575df6dabf06e183b410497fa3140721Letter describing content of the Community Analysis Report No. 12, regarding the housing shortage in California in 1945.plain2017-02-15T20:08:47-08:00Steve Kutay2a3698b64111c4575df6dabf06e183b410497fa3
This is the opening letter of a detailed report on the housing shortages in the Central Valley, California and the return of Japanese Americans from the incarceration camps. It describes the impact of Japanese Americans losing their homes during the incarceration period as well as the lingering anti-Japanese sentiment of many community members. Some Japanese Americans were disillusioned about losing their possessions to thieves and didn't trust the WRA when they promised to assist them with returning home. The report also describes other minorities moving into the housing formerly occupied by Japanese Americans and the charity organizations that were helping during the rescission. Land availability with Dominguez Estate Company, 1945 :