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Tacoma’s Japanese Americans board a train at Tacoma’s Union Station on May 17, 1942. Thirty-six hours later they arrived at the Pinedale Assembly Center in California where they waited out the war, their presence on the coast considered a threat to national security. The relocation was peaceful, with uniformed soldiers answering questions and helping with baggage. (RICHARDS STUDIO COLLECTION, TACOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 253-292-2001, SEARCH.TACOMAPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG/IMAGES)

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