Resistance and dissidence
Resistance to exclusion and incarceration took many different forms: non-compliance with exclusion orders and concomitant court cases challenging them, refusal to obey draft orders, labor strikes, and individual and group protests within the camps.
World War II
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Resistance and dissidence
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84 items
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FBI report on incidents at various camps (ddr-densho-122-890)
Report filed by Edward Kirby based on information provided by confidential informants inside the camps, pages identifying names of informants redacted from report
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Letter from Guy Robertson to Dillon Meyer (ddr-densho-122-449)
Reviewing confidential reports of subversive activities at Heart Mountain
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Letter from Frank Emi to Frank Abe (ddr-densho-122-497)
Clarifying distinctions between legal cases
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"Proclamation and Notice of Dissatisfaction and Demand" (ddr-densho-122-823)
By Kiyoshi Okamoto, addressed to The citizens and voters of the U.S.A.; the Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt; The Hon. Henry L. Stimson; Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmon; The War Relocation Authority; the Department of Justice, the Congress of the United States and any and all the agents or agencies and individuals and groups of individuals that …
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Memo to FBI Inspector M.E. Gurnea (ddr-densho-122-391)
Notes on illicit activities in internment camps, incomplete document
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"We Should Know" Speech by Kiyoshi Okamoto (ddr-densho-122-395)
Speech re: rights of Japanese Americans as citizens defined by Constitution
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Letter to Dillon Meyer, from Malcom Pitts (ddr-densho-122-430)
Re: perceived subversive activities at Heart Mountain
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Transcript of leave clearance hearing for Frank Emi and Min Tamesa (ddr-densho-122-821)
Hearing conducted after Emi and Tamesa attempted to leave camp without leave clearance
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Petition for citizenship rights for Japanese American draftees (ddr-densho-280-12)
List of demands by Japanese Americans upon being drafted for World War II on front, play notes on back.
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Dillon S. Myer's National Broadcasting Company network address (ddr-densho-381-7)
An advance release copy of Dillon S. Myer's address over the National Broadcasting Company network about the loyalty of Japanese-Americans incarcerated in concentration camps and their living conditions.
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Investigative report of Takami Hibiya (ddr-densho-381-138)
A previously confidential federal investigation of Takami Hibiya's history, family, and American loyalty.
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"The Soliloquy of an African Ant-Eater" (ddr-densho-419-2)
A poem Min Yasui wrote under the pseudonym, "The Mad Mongolian" while he was in Multnomah County Jail.
The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
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"Japanese Nisei" (ddr-densho-419-1)
A poem written by Min Yasui.
The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
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"Why Are We Here?" (ddr-densho-419-4)
A poem written by Min Yasui.
The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
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"That Damned Fence" (ddr-densho-419-3)
A poem written by Min Yasui while he was incarcerated in Minidoka concentration camp.
The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.
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Draft letter to Mrs. Young (ddr-densho-468-173)
"If there is a problem, please remember that it wouldn't have existed if we hadn't been forced into glorified concentration camps."
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The Newell Star, Supplement (July 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-27)
This supplemental article discusses the resignation of the camp's entire colonial police staff.
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 13 (March 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-62)
Selected article titles: "Spain Quits as Protecting Power: Vice Consul of Spain Leaves Center After Receiving Order" (p. 1), "Nisei Inducted into U.S. Army Now Total 17,600" (p. 1), "9 Sentenced on Charges of Violating Regulations" (pp. 1-2), and "Procedure Given for Those Planning Return to Hawaii" (p. 3).
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 8 (February 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-57)
Selected article titles: "2 Society Leaders Sentenced 30 Days at Project Trial" (pp. 1-2), "Second Statement Made on Center Situation" (p. 2), and "Tule Lake: Funeral Parlor Opens Saturday" (p. 2 ).
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 7 (February 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-56)
Selected article titles: "Dept. of Justice: Status of Renunciants Defined by Rothestein" (pp. 1-2), "WRA Closes Quarters of Hoshi, Hokoku Seinen Dan" (pp. 1-2), "Excludees Now Able to Relocated East and South" (p. 2), and "Contact with Japan Through Red Cross" (p. 4).
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WRA Tule Lake Center special project regulations (ddr-densho-284-60)
A list of regulations regarding Japanese nationalism and "anti-American" activities deemed as punishable offenses by the camp administration.
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 14 (April 6, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-63)
Selected article titles: "Stop List Interviews, Deportation Hearings Being Conducted Here" (pp. 1-2), "Center's End of Year Population Figures Given" (p. 1), "Four Violators Plead Guilty at Project Trials" (p. 2), and "Hana Matsuri: Center Buddhist Churches to Hold Gotanye Services" (p. 3).
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 12 (March 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-61)
Selected article titles: "Statement Given on Special Project Rules" (p. 1), "Relocators Get Kindly Welcome on Return Home" (p. 2), "Japanese School Damaged in Second Delano Fire" (p. 2), and "Two-Day 'Shibai and Buyo' Begins Tonight at Aud." (p. 4).
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Notes for letter to Tommy (ddr-densho-468-172)
Notes for a letter to Tommy protesting his decision to join the army. Includes discussion of Nisei identity, conscientious objection on religious grounds, and segregation