Berkeley’s Incarcerated Japanese Americans, 1942 – 1946
This digital map includes the names and homes of the over 1,100 Japanese and Japanese Americans removed from Berkeley and incarcerated in camps in 1942. The map was created by Elina Juvonen,* a recent UC Santa Cruz graduate, based on data assembled by BHSM Board Member Michael Several.**
If you would like to see the data in full, please see this spreadsheet. The spreadsheet includes notes added by visitors to this website.
Note: The most accurate way to find someone’s address is to search first in the spreadsheet by name, where you will find their address. Once you have found their address, you can input it into the Google Map search bar.
Map Instructions
To see all addresses listed, click the icon [->] in the top left corner of the map.
To see a full screen view of the map, click the icon [ ] in the top right corner of the map.
To search the map, go to the full screen view and click on the magnifying glass icon.
We welcome any contributions, additions, or corrections to the information listed here. Do you have further information about someone listed that you would like to share? Or do you notice an error listed in your family’s information? We hope to add photographs, stories, and details about these Berkeleyans to memorialize and pay tribute to those unjustly removed during WW II. Details, photographs and stories help to humanize a long list of names. Please fill out this Google Form or email Elina Juvonen, to add your contribution. Thank you!
* This map was created and is maintained by Elina Juvonen, who has degrees in History and Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Elina grew up in Berkeley and attended BUSD schools. She currently works in museum education and plans to continue her education in Public History.
** Michael Several joined the BHSM board in 2022. Graduating from UC Berkeley one year before the Free Speech Movement, he recently returned to Berkeley, bringing a lifelong interest in history. He is a member of the Walking Tour Committee, the Program Committee, and the Oral History Committee and helps curate exhibits. Read in Michael’s own words how he created the “Here Lived” database.