Resistance and dissidence

doc [Minutes of the meeting of the advisory council and the divisional responsible men, January 14, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-34)

Meeting minutes between incarceree led Tule Lake Camp government and the Advisory Council. Discusses role of the Co-ordinating Committee within the Camp, and the rejection of employees from camp jobs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0034

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-34/

doc [Straws in the wind: An inquiry into the causes of the recent flare-ups], report on Manzanar protests, 1942-08-12 (ddr-csujad-2-49)

Report on strike at Manzanar Incarceration camp. Report discusses unrest and discrimination within camp leading to loyalty towards Japan. Also offers suggestions to create a "Pro-America Community" within the WRA program. Also includes personal correspondence to Willard Schmidt. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0049

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-49/

doc Letter from C. Walter Borton and Homer L. Morris to Dear Friend, May 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-4)

Report to people who have contributed financial support for the Gordon Hirabayashi case on the hearing before the Supreme Court. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_02

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-4/

doc Letter to Dear Friend from the Gordon Hirabayashi Defense Committee, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-3)

Fundraising letter requesting contributions for taking Gordon Hirabayashi's case to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. At the time of writing, Hirabayashi was imprisoned in King County, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-16-3/

doc Relocation Communities for Wartime Evacuees, September 1942 (ddr-csujad-19-23)

This paper describes the relocation communities for "the wartime evacuees" from the Pacific Coast. It also talks about the community life and the work opportunities for the incarceress in the different incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-15_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-23/

img View of Camp from a Vehicle (ddr-csujad-13-3)

A photograph that appears to have been taken from inside a vehicle. A row of barracks or some other structures are in view as well as another vehicle and a group of incarcerees. According to the caption on back of photograph, this photo depicts, "Evacuating loyal Japs [500 of 16,000] whose lives were in danger. They …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-13-3/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, June 24, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-31)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin discussing Frank Chin's work in a Stud's Terkel's book and Weglyn's recent television interview. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_031

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-31/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 24, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-32)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin discussing the controversy over an article that Chin recently published. Weglyn also writes about possible speakers for a seminar on Japanese American draft resisters during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_032

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-32/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to [Frank Chin], April 14, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-54)

A letter from Michi Weglyn, probably to Frank Chin. Weglyn writes that she is researching the "Santa Anita incident," presumably the disturbance at the Santa Anita Assembly Center on August 9, 1942. She also writes that the Chinese were the most welcoming to the Japanese returning to Los Angeles at the end of World War II. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-54/

doc Letter from Eji Suyama, M.D., to Rafu Shimpo, October 1, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-5)

A letter from Eji Suyama to Rafu Shimpo criticizing an article about the Japanese American draft resisters in 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-5/

doc Letter from Walter M. Weglyn to Frank Chin, May 30, 1989 (ddr-csujad-24-12)

A letter from Walter M. Weglyn to Frank Chin praising him for his writings about Japanese Americans draft resisters during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_012

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-12/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, July 6, 1987 (ddr-csujad-24-46)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she states that James Omura "owes his extrication from a pariah status" to Chin. Weglyn states that she and Omura credit Frank Chin with getting Japanese American draft resisters to speak about their experiences. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-46/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, October 31, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-4)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about a "resisters conference" and the LA Day of Remembrance. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-4/

doc 31 Res.-13 Recognition of Draft Resisters (ddr-csujad-24-76)

A resolution by the Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) recognizing the sacrifices and courage of Japanese American draft resisters during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-76/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 29, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-1)

In this letter Michi Weglyn describes her conversation with "Walter" [Walter M. Weglyn?] at a "Resisters Conference"and praises Frank Chin for his work. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-1/

doc Saburo Masada interview (ddr-csujad-6-20)

Oral history interview with Saburo Masada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_MASADA_SABURO

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-20/

av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)

Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-11/

doc FBI Interview with Frank Emi, notes on individuals (ddr-densho-122-405)

Part of FBI file on Fair Play Committee

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-405/

doc Report from Angelo M. Girardo to Malcolm Pitts re: Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-122-432)

Girardo's impressions of Heart Mountain and potential subversive activities

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-432/

doc "A clarification of LOYALTY" (ddr-densho-122-822)

Essay by Kiyoshi Okamoto

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-822/

doc FBI report on incidents at various camps (ddr-densho-122-891)

Report files by Blaney Barton and George Blair based on information provided by confidential informants inside the camps, pages identifying names of informants redacted from report,

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-891/