| Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Masuda Family, owners of the Wanto Grocery, posted a sign on their business that said “I AM AN AMERICAN“ at their business, 401 Eighth Street and Franklin Street in Oakland, California. After the relocation order 9066 was signed by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Masudas were forced to sell and were interned. NARA Caption: Oakland, California. Following evacuation orders, this store, at Thirteenth and Franklin Streets, was closed. The owner, a University of California graduate of Japanese descent, placed the “I AM AN AMERICAN“ sign on the store front on Dec. 8, the day after Pearl Harbor. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1024.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.58 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2734 x 2886 |
| Photographer | Lange, Dorothea |
| Photographer Title | Photographer for the War Relocation Authority |
| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | March 13, 1942 |
| Location | 401 Eighth Street and Franklin Street |
| City | Oakland |
| State or Province | California |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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