Incarceration Identification Tag

Executive Order 9066 was signed on February 19, 1942, allowing the incarceration of approximately 120,000 Japanese and Americans of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast of the United States. The first Day of Remembrance, observing the day that Executive Order 9066 was signed, was organized by the Evacuation Redress Committee in the state of Washington in 1979. This event was hosted at the Puyallup fairgrouds, which was formerly Camp Harmony, and co-sponsored by churches, veterans' groups, and other social organizations, as well as the national Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).

This luggage tag was created for the 2020 Day of Remembrance Taiko Fundraiser for the Minidoka Pilgrimage. The design for this luggage tag replaced the Family Number with the Executive Order number and instructions to report on the Day of Remembrance as well as to Minidoka. The luggage tag was printed onto zip-up sweatshirts and hoodies to resemble its original use of identifying the wearer.