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Orphans in the Camps

All orphans with 1/16 or more Japanese blood in California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska, and even babies living in Caucasian foster homes, were sent to Manzanar.

The caption for this photograph by the WRA reads:

Evacuee orphans from an institution in San Francisco who are now established for the duration in the Childrens' Village at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Mrs. Harry Matsumoto, a University of California graduate, and her husband are superintendants of the Childrens' Village where 65 evacuee orphans from 3 institutions are now housed.