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img Two friends at lunchtime (ddr-densho-151-96)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Lunch hour at the Raphael Weill Public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets. Children of Japanese ancestry were evacuated with their parents to spend the duration in War Relocation Authority centers where educational facilities will be established.

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img Nisei man and white friend saying goodbye (ddr-densho-151-188)

Original caption: Centerville, California. A caucasian friend has come to say goodbye to his farmer friends of Japanese ancestry prior to their evacuation to an Assembly center.

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img Issei minister with white colleagues (ddr-densho-151-163)

Original caption: Hayward, California. Members of clergy and Salvation Army bid farewell to evacuee minister, Reverend Sui Hiro, of the San Lorenzo Holiness Church, as he and his small son prepare to board evacuation bus. On his right is the Reverend John Charles Derfelt, Baptist minister, and on his left is the Reverend W. V. Immel, ...

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img White townspeople saying goodbye (ddr-densho-151-292)

Original caption: Woodland, California. The departure of persons of Japanese ancestry by special train for Merced Assembly center brought many of their Caucasian friends to the station on this morning when they were being evacuated. Woodland is situated in the rich agricultural Sacramento Valley about ten miles northwest of Sacramento, California.

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doc American Concentration Camps VOLUME 6 June, 1942- December, 1942 (ddr-densho-372-6)

Volume 6 divides into six sections. Description about this volume reads directly from the book as follows: Section 1 presents archival documents from June 1942 that show the first major modifications of relocation policies and depict the resistance by Western Defense Command to any amelioration of the condition of the Japanese Americans. Section 2 contains selected ...

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doc American Concentration Camps VOLUME 9 June, 1942- November, 1945 (ddr-densho-372-9)

Description about this volume reads directly from the book as follows: Volume 9 contains archival documents from June 1942 to November 1945 which show how some within the military and government establishments were considering the use of Japanese American manpower and special skills. The use of this manpower, as De Witt and his key subordinates correctly ...

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doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-44)

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 102 (December 23, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-260)

"Chinese Fear Mass Removal of Their Kind" (p. 1), "Ex-U Aide Says Evacuation Book Led to Ouster" (p. 1), "Pushes Walter Bill" (p. 2).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 4 (January 12, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-171)

"Nisei Heroes To Be Buried in War Area" (p. 1), "JACL Aide Notes Indignities Suffered by Many Nisei Despite Decided Change of Sentiment Towards Us" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 96 (November 20, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-157)

"Japanese May Soon Win Voting Rights in B.C., Reports Vancouver Scribe" (p. 1), "Masaoka Cites Vital Factors in Legislation" (p. 1), "U.S. GI Comes Home with Japan Bride" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 5 No. 4 (January 13, 1951) (ddr-densho-229-265)

"Slight Changes in Alien Stay Rulings Cited" (p. 1), "West Coast Evacuees Can't be Paid for Certain Expenses, Justice Rules" (p. 1), "Bills to Aid Asian Kin of GI's Studied" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 69 (August 26, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-238)

"President Truman Signs New Soldier Brides Legislation" (p. 1), "Exactly Who Will be Affected by Bill is Learned by JACL ADC Office" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 67 (August 19, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-236)

"Technical Move Stalls Action on Walter Bill" (p. 1), "House Version of Soldier Brides Act is Sent to President for Signature" (p. 1), "Japan Extends Farming Land Disposal Date" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 77 (September 27, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-246)

"Soldier Brides Bill Passage Places ADC in Unwanted Role of Lonely Hearts Club" (p. 1), "Claims Payments Expected Soon" (p. 1), "McCarran Ignores Veto of Walter Bill, Assures Solon of New Legislation" (p. 2).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 89 (December 5, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-75)

"Tom Hayashi Re-Elected Chairman of Eastern JACL District Council at Leadership Training Workshop" (p. 1), "JACL Joins Race Covenants Issue. Restrictive Measures Force Nisei Back Into "Little Tokyos', Brief Tells Court" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 103 (December 15, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-164)

"JACL Seeks Riders for Trading Act" (p. 1), "JACL-ADC Pushes Move to Extend Soldier Brides' Legislation" (p. 1), "Chicago Unit Told of Bias in Cemeteries" (p. 1)

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 51 (July 22, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-38)

"Senate Passes Rider to Soldier Brides Act" (p. 1), "House to Debate One Hour on Evacuation Claims Bill" (p. 1), "Tables Deportation, Naturalization Measures" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 5 No. 5 (January 17, 1951) (ddr-densho-229-266)

"G.I. Brides Act Priority, Masaoka Says" (p. 1), "210 Claims Adjudicated during 1950, Justice Department Reports to ADC" (p. 1), "Takagi Re-Elected JACL President" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 44 (June 24, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-32)

"Nisei Veterans as Civies Face Job Bias, Masaoka Declares" (p. 1), "Inquiries on Marrying Japanese Girls Swamp Army Headquarters in Tokyo" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 71 (September 6, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-240)

"Korean Situation Hampers ADC Efforts to Win Boost in Claims Plan Budget" (p. 1), "Walter Bill OK by Truman Expected Soon" (p. 1), "ADC Releases Full Text of GI Bride Bill" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 20 (February 28, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-91)

"Ten Sit-Down Strikers Determined to Squat in Former RAF Quarters in Moose Jaw Until March 31" (p. 1), "I.A.M. Awaits End of Alaska Worker Issue" (p. 1), "824 Yankees Wed Japanese Through Jan. 1" (p. 2), "ADC Aide Assured Backing of West Virginia Leaders" (p. 4).

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doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 2 (May 1969) (ddr-densho-297-2)

Selected article titles: "S.I. Rips Gidra!" (p. 1), "The Oriental as a 'Middleman Minority'" (p. 3), "Red Guard Party" (p. 4), "Title II . . . 'a Long Step Toward Totalitarianism'" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 114, No. 21 (May 29, 1992) (ddr-pc-64-21)

Select article titles: "Koreans, black gangs resolve to rebuild together" (p. 1); "A sermon for unit" (p. 1); "PSW takes position on L.A. amendments" (p. 3); "Richard Murakami named Nisei Week grand marshal" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 116, No. 11 (March 19, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-11)

Select article titles: "Teen gets 49 years for murder of Issei woman" (p. 1); "Furutani back in election" (p. 1); "Arizona police handling of assault criticized" (p. 1); "Asian Americans asked to remember King's message of non-violence, equality" (p. 3); "Filipino Amerasian children sue U.S. government" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 116, No. 15 (April 16, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-15)

Select article titles: "Redress education program get funding" (p. 1); "Public policy must reflect growing Asian American population, experts say" (p. 1); "L.A. tensions still exist, says conference panel" (p. 1).

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