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Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Chiong-hui (ddr-densho-446-342)
doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Chiong-hui (ddr-densho-446-342)
[Typed draft] Explains situation with employment in US. Meeting with government officials to learn how best to help Formosa with cultural, education. Describes current job at Camp Ritchie. Doesn't know how to return to Formosa yet, but did write to foreign minister in Nanking.
Letter from Joseph Savoretti to Lt. Col. Merillat Moses (ddr-densho-446-120)
doc Letter from Joseph Savoretti to Lt. Col. Merillat Moses (ddr-densho-446-120)
Acknowledgement of receipt of letter from June 21. Department of Justice has discontinued practice of amending registration records and cannot consider Tsai's request.
Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-111)
doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-111)
Request for assistance changing Tsai's status to Chinese Formosan, friendly alien, and a path to U.S. citizenship [final draft]
Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-112)
doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-112)
Request for assistance changing Tsai's status to Chinese Formosan, friendly alien, and a path to U.S. citizenship [handwritten draft]
Ben Takeshita Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-467-12)
vh Ben Takeshita Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-467-12)
Establishing a career with the California State Department of Employment, starting to get involved in Japanese American community activities
Letter from Hatsuno Hotty Okine to State Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, November 28, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-104)
doc Letter from Hatsuno Hotty Okine to State Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, November 28, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-104)
A draft of a letter written by Hatsuno Hotty Okine to inquire the status of her request for copies of Masao Okine's birth certificate. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_34_001
Reporting Notes (ddr-densho-356-944)
doc Reporting Notes (ddr-densho-356-944)
Notes on what is needed in a report for the State Department of Child Welfare.

Narrator Lucius Horiuchi

Nisei male. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Following World War II, worked for the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.
Letter from J. T. Darnet, Investigator, California State Department of Agriculture Bureau of Market Enforcement to S. Hamada, January 12, 1951 (ddr-csujad-5-301)
doc Letter from J. T. Darnet, Investigator, California State Department of Agriculture Bureau of Market Enforcement to S. Hamada, January 12, 1951 (ddr-csujad-5-301)
A letter from California State Department of Agriculture Bureau of Market Enforcement to Sei Hamada. It announces a meeting of the partners Ramsey and Louie with Mr. Swartz of the Floral Association and Mr. McCall and Mr. Barnet of Market Enforcement on January 10, 1951. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Letter from Ryo Tsai to United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) (ddr-densho-446-299)
doc Letter from Ryo Tsai to United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) (ddr-densho-446-299)
Request for assistance with Ai Chih Tsai's visa application. Request for documentation of Ai Chih Tsai's travel arrangements with UNRRA as well as any record of conversations regarding his return to the US. US Consulate in Shanghai and US State Department must approve Ai Chih Tsai's visa for him to return.
Testimony of David F. Trask (ddr-densho-67-326)
doc Testimony of David F. Trask (ddr-densho-67-326)
Written testimony of David F. Trask, Historian of the Department of State. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.
National Fire Protection Association Certificate (ddr-densho-363-29)
img National Fire Protection Association Certificate (ddr-densho-363-29)
The certificate declares that the Heart Mountain Fire Department placed first in the state of Wyoming during Fire Prevention Week in October 1943.
Letter from Graham Sinclair to Mr. F. P. Clement (ddr-densho-446-232)
doc Letter from Graham Sinclair to Mr. F. P. Clement (ddr-densho-446-232)
Regarding Ai Chih Tsai's status to reenter U.S.: see Cable WACO-5689

Narrator Angela Noel Gantt

Born in Wilmington, Delaware. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Worked as a Program Management Analyst for the Special Verification Unit of the ORA from 1991 to 1995. After leaving the ORA, following a brief …

Narrator Chizuko Judy Sugita de Quieiroz

Nisei female. Born September 15, 1932, in Lodi, California. Grew up in Jersey Island, a small island in the Sacramento Delta. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned with family to Los Angeles, California. Graduated from Long Beach State and earned a …
Electrical Department warehouse 348 (ddr-csujad-3-1)
img Electrical Department warehouse 348 (ddr-csujad-3-1)
Posed group photo of the Electrical Department in front of a building at Tule Lake with department sign. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tos_01_001_001

Narrator Bob Suzuki

Nisei-han male. Born January 2, 1936, in Portland, Oregon, where father worked for the railroad. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family moved to a small community outside of Spokane, Washington, to farm. Went to UC Berkeley and Caltech, then taught at …
Memorial plaque (ddr-densho-35-1)
img Memorial plaque (ddr-densho-35-1)
This plaque is part of a monument erected in 1979 by the JACL and California State Department of Parks and Recreation to commemorate the Tule Lake concentration camp.
Letter from Ryo Tsai to H.A. Blundin (ddr-densho-446-305)
doc Letter from Ryo Tsai to H.A. Blundin (ddr-densho-446-305)
Ryo has received welcome news that Ai Chih Tsai has received his quota number through the U.S. Consul in Shanghai. Thank you for UNRRA's assistance.
Letter from Ryo Tsai to H.A. Blundin (ddr-densho-446-304)
doc Letter from Ryo Tsai to H.A. Blundin (ddr-densho-446-304)
Thank you for letter. Ai Chih Tsai has submitted his necessary paperwork to the American Consul in Shanghai and that his case would be forwarded to the State Department. Ai Chih Tsai's parents are both Formosans of Chinese descent but remained in Formosa after 1895. After V-J Day (Aug 15, 1945), Formosa reverted to China, and …
Letter from H.A. Blundin, UNRRA, to Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-303)
doc Letter from H.A. Blundin, UNRRA, to Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-303)
Clarification of situation. Ai Chih Tsai has to use quota system as a Chinese citizen wanting to immigrate to US. There is quota availability at this time. UNRRA is in contact with Shanghai and will do all it can.
Legal aid department of Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-16)
doc Legal aid department of Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-16)
Report summarizing the establishment and workings of the legal aid department servicing Tule Lake based on an interview with Tim Yego. Includes a listing of department personnel with profiles and summarizes the types of cases brought to the department. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object …
Monument (ddr-densho-35-2)
img Monument (ddr-densho-35-2)
In 1979, to commemorate the Tule Lake concentration camp, the Japanese American Citizens League and the California State Department of Parks and Recreation erected this monument, located outside the stockade area.
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