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December 31, 2017Robert Shumake: On Education
January 1, 2018
This photo of Japanese-American evacuees was taken by Charles E Mace on December 31, 1944. The caption reads:
"Topaz, Utah. Evacuees celebrate New Years Eve. Japanese Americans at Central Utah Relocation Center celebrated reopening of the west coast with a big New Years Eve party. Joseph Aoki portrays Father Time and his son Tommy, Baby New Year. "
Under the authority of Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, approximately 110,000 Japanese-Americans were interned in 10 relocation centers for the duration of World War II. Professional photographers, including Dorothea Lange, were commissioned by the WRA to document the daily life and treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
