War Relocation Authority (WRA)

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img Staff bus (ddr-densho-161-10)

War Relocation Authority personnel bus.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-10/

doc W.R.A. Stirs New Tempest In Jap Bulletin (December 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-993)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 6, 1943, p. 8

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-993/

doc Legion's Chief Wants Army To Run Jap Camps (May 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-918)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 26, 1943, p. 7

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-918/

doc W.R.A. Defends Japs' Release (August 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-961)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 24, 1943, p. 12

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-961/

doc Masaoka Backs W.R.A. Policies (July 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-946)

The Seattle Daily Times, July 6, 1943, p. 8

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-946/

doc W.R.A. Needs a Director Who Heeds Public Wishes (November 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-975)

The Seattle Daily Times, November 7, 1943, p. 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-975/

doc Into The Mainstream (May 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1045)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 25, 1944, p. 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1045/

doc Army To Give Up Tule Lake Control (January 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1010)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 12, 1944, p. 3

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1010/

doc Case Against the W.R.A. Looks Stronger Than Ever (February 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1019)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 2, 1944, p. 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1019/

doc Freed Japanese Loyal to U.S., W.R.A. Insists (June 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-922)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 1, 1943, p. 5

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-922/

doc W.R.A. Shift Called Evasion (February 17, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1026)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 17, 1944, p. 2

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-1026/

doc U.S. Lists Jobs for Evacuees (April 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-743)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 3, 1942, p. 3

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-743/

doc Some Japs Sent to Outside Jobs (December 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-870)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 18, 1942, p. 11

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-870/

doc Tell Us, W.R.A. Chief, How You Answer This One (August 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-952)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 6, 1943, p. 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-952/

doc Document from scrapbook page (ddr-densho-72-41)

Document titled "Pertinent Facts About Relocation Centers and Americans of Japanese Ancestry," from page of scrabook titled "Scrapbook: 1943-45."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-72-41/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 1 (July 04,1969) (ddr-pc-41-27)

Select article titles: "Noguchi optimistic, feels his defense proves case" (p. 1); "Los Angeles-Born Nisei Appointed Air Force Deputy Undersecretary" (p. 3); "'What would have happened if Nisei weren't quiet" (p. 4); "Not a Black Problem" (p. 5); "Time in WRA camps sought as federal service time for federally employed" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-41-27/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 25 (December 22, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-51)

Special holiday issue organized into sections A 1-24, B 1-16, and C 1-4. Selected article titles: "'Evacuation' JACL Statement and Command Decision" (pp. A-1, A-3-A-7), "Nisei Actors Come of Age" (p. A-8), "Chronology of War Relocation Authority Activities" (pp. A-22-A-23), and "JACL vs. Lechner" (pp. B-15-B-16). The holiday issue included advertisements bought by JACL members and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-51/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 76, No. 23, (June 15, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-23)

Select article titles: "New York Nikkei Groups Form Housing Corp" (p.1); "WRA Records to Be Retained in Nat'l Archives" (p.1); "Evacuee Teacher Bill Passes First Step in Sac'to" (p.1); "Bannai Bandwagon Rolls" (p.2); "U.S. Civil Rights Commission to Hear Problems of Calif. Asian American" (p.3); "Nisei Farmers League Defending Right of Farm Workers and Protecting Farms" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-45-23/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 76, No. 20, (May 25, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-20)

Select article titles: "Plaque at Manzanar Camp 'Outraged' Seek Change" (p.1); "Seek Civil Service Retirement Credit for WRA Time" (p.1); "Rep. Matsunaga Appeals to President to Aid Filipino Immigrants in U.S." (p.1); "Day Workshop for Asian Elderly Seeks Local Aid" (p.2); "Denver Dedicates Sakura Square" (p.3); "Chinese in U.S. to Form Group Similar to JACL" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-45-20/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 76, No. 13, (April 6, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-13)

Select article titles: "Seek Transfer of WRA Archives to West Coast" (p.1); "Ex-Sacramento JACL President Named Assemblyman Garcia Aide in L.A." (p.1); "Nisei Untapped as Tie for U.S.-Japan Amity" (p.3); "Metal Health of Children" (p.3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-45-13/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 19 (November 5, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-44)

Selected article titles: "Gardena Rescinds Its 1942 'Evacuation' Resolution" (p. 1), "A-Bomb Survivor Returns to Nagasaki for Medical Care" (pp. 1, 5), "Redress Sought for JAs Fired by L.A. County During WW2" (p. 1), and "Former WRA Director Dillon S. Meyer Dies" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-54-44/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 20 (November 12, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-45)

Selected article titles: "Reparations Bill for Canadian Nikkei Announced in Vancouver" (p. 1), "Japan's Politics Look a Bit like America's, but Not Quite" (pp. 1, 5), "Nikkei Congressmen Score Easy Wins in Elections" (p. 2), and "From the Frying Pan: A Tribute to Dillon S. Myer" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-54-45/

doc Letter from Willard E. Schmidt, Chief, Administrative Police, to Will M. Aranson, May 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-88)

Describes problems Schmidt was having with a razor (for shaving) that Aranson had repaired. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0088

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-88/

doc Memo from multiple incarcerees to the Co-ordinating Committee, February 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-89)

States that the incarcerees wish to see "normalcy re-established" and peace and cooperation preserved between the Administration and the "Colony" in the Tule Lake incarceration camp, pledging support for the Co-ordinating Committee's efforts to attain peace at the camp. A handwritten annotation next to one of the people's names provides his or her release date. Names …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-89/

doc Letter from [William] J. Fujimoto, from the stockade, to Mr. [Raymond R.] Best, Project Director, February 23, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-92)

Describes Fujimoto's imprisonment, for 34 days at the time of writing; Fujimoto states that the cause for his arrest has never been made clear, especially given that he has "never entertained radical ideas" and has been cooperative with authorities, and requests a meeting with Best to review his case. See this object in the California State …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-92/