On Returning Home
Opening Letter, 5 May 1945 from Community Analysis Report No.12, 1945
Opening letter of a detailed report on the housing shortage in the Central Valley, California and the return of Japanese American incarcerees from the Relocation Camps. It describes the impact of Japanese Americans losing their homes during the incarceration period as well as the lingering anti-Japanese sentiment by some community members. Some Japanese Americans were disillusioned about losing their possessions to thieves and didn't trust the WRA on promises to assist them with returning home. The report also describes other minorities moving into housing formerly occupied by Japanese Americans and charity organizations helping during the rescission.Status of original housing and land availability with Dominguez Estate Company:
