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doc "Some Recollections of, and Reflections on, 1942" by Mike Masaoka (ddr-densho-67-32)

"The Japanese American Relocation Reviewed" The Earl Warren Oral History Project. Introduction: "Some Recollections Of, and Reflections On, 1942" by Mike Masaoka. Expresses opinion that Earl Warren, more than any other individual, was responsible for the mass removal by influencing the Executive decision.

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doc Letter from Earl Warren, Governor of California, to Frank Herron Smith May 29, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-5)

Response to Smith's letter detailing incidents against Japanese Americans returning to California informs Smith that law enforcement is a local responsibility, and that Warren has "personally urged every Mayor and every principal law enforcement officer in the state to support the government and do his full duty in this situation." Warren states that he is aware …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 84, No. 22 (June 10, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-22)

Selected article titles: "Americans Charge Reverse Bias Against Japanese Firms in U.S." (p.1, 5), "Earl Warren Memoirs: 'It Was Wrong'" (p.1, 4), "Census Questionnaire Questioned" (p.1-2), "Ideas from Community Sought for Little Tokyo Redevelopment Update" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 3 (July 19, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-28)

Selected article titles: "The Warren Era: 1891-1974" (pp. 1-2), "Convention Propositions" (pp. 1, 6), "With Execom Recommendations: Policy Resolutions" (pp. 1, 4), and "Ruling the Air Waves. Gotham Next Door" (p. 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 4 (July 26, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-29)

Selected article titles: "CLers Confront 'Save the Whale' Picket Leaders" (p. 1), "Friends Unknown" (pp. 1, 3), "The First Chief Justice from the West" (pp. 2, 5), and "Asian-Americans at Annapolis: What Am I Doing Here?" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 12 (March 28, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-12)

Selected article titles: "Warren Panicked on Evacuation, Says Esquire Story" (p. 1), "Pacific Southwest District Council: No More Impeachment Worries" (pp. 1-2), and "National Dialogue: National Advocacy" (pp. 1-2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 7 (August 13, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-32)

Selected article titles: "As Trade Tensions Increase, Japan Wary of Scapegoating" (p. 1), "Whaling Ban Adds Problems to Strained U.S.-Japan Relations" (pp. 1, 8), and "Newspapers & Warren" (pp. 4-5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 15 (October 10,1969) (ddr-pc-41-41)

Select article titles: "PNW backs black demand on building trade unions" (p. 1); "Nisei accused of perpetuating own stereotypes: Apathy, etc." (p. 1); "Sacramento Judge Earl Warren Jr. to ask his father about Evacuation" (p.1); "'Be Human,' Nisei psychiatrist tells police academy graduates" (p. 3); "'Americanization' of Chinatown S.F. increasing militancy of its youth" (p.4).

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. VI, No. 5, May 1969 (ddr-sjacl-1-107)

Bulletin covering the following topics: Seattle Crime Prevention Advisory Commission asks Seattle JACL for names for one of six slots to be filled by appointment; 200 Bowlers in Seattle JACL Bowling Tournament; report on Kitano talk; Dillon Myers talks informally at Bush gathering. Talks about Earl Warren. Making apologies through his record on civil rights on …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 4 (July 23, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-29)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Appellate Court Rules INS Raids Violate Constitutional Rights" (pp. 1, 3), "Kokekokko: 'Japanese Camps'" (p. 6), "Inouye's 6 Steps to Reduce Tensions for War" (p. 8), and "Chief Justice Warren and the Japanese Detention Cases" (pp. 8, 12).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 18 (October 29, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-43)

Selected article titles: "Coroner Noguchi's Case Due Final Oral Arguments" (p. 1), "Portuguese-Japanese Festa-Matsuri Slated Nov. 19-20" (p. 3), and "Warren and the Newspapers" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 13 (April 3, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-13)

Selected article titles: "Friends to establish Masaoka trust fund" (p. 1), "Earl Warren speaks out on Title II" (p. 1), "History of the Japanese in Utah placed in archives of state society" (p. 1), "Reno Nisei candidate in recall petition of three councilmen" (p. 1), "School integration resolution offered" (p. 1), "Court rules on literacy test …

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doc How to Handle Japs Discussed By Governors (April 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-895)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1943, p. 2

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doc Letter from Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States, to Frank Herron Smith, May 8, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-4)

Biddle's response to Smith's letter to Harry Truman requesting that J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI become involved in stopping the arson and shootings perpetrated against Japanese Americans (see Letter from Frank Herron Smith to President Harry S. Truman, May 4, 1945) informs Smith that unless a federal law is violated, he can not be involved. …

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Narrator Peter Irons

White male. Born 1940 in Salem, Massachusetts. Family moved frequently during his childhood due to father's employment. Strongly influenced by parents' values regarding racial tolerance and inclusion, and principles learned through Unitarian Church. While attending Antioch College in Ohio, became involved in political and social activism for civil rights. Joined the youth branch of NAACP, the …

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doc The Evacuation of the Japanese During World War II (ddr-densho-390-141)

An essay describing the evacuation of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II, including a list a recommended further readings.

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img "RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944" (ddr-densho-201-403)

Caption on reverse: "Property of Masao Sakagami. Nob [?] Sakagami [illegible] #34. RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944. 1st row: 1. Nukaya, 2. [unidentified], 3. Enro Okada, 4. [unidentified], 5. Shig Matsukawa, 6. Joe Matsuzaki, 7. Mitsuru Sakurada, 8. Tamio Sakata, 9. Satoru Sakuma, 10. Ishida, 11. ?? Sakuma. 2nd: 1. …

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vh Peter Irons Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-127)

White male. Born 1940 in Salem, Massachusetts. Family moved frequently during his childhood due to father's employment. Strongly influenced by parents' values regarding racial tolerance and inclusion, and principles learned through Unitarian Church. While attending Antioch College in Ohio, became involved in political and social activism for civil rights. Joined the youth branch of NAACP, the …

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vh Peter Irons Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-126)

White male. Born 1940 in Salem, Massachusetts. Family moved frequently during his childhood due to father's employment. Strongly influenced by parents' values regarding racial tolerance and inclusion, and principles learned through Unitarian Church. While attending Antioch College in Ohio, became involved in political and social activism for civil rights. Joined the youth branch of NAACP, the …

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vh Peter Irons Interview (ddr-densho-1012-16)

White male. Born 1940 in Salem, Massachusetts. Family moved frequently during his childhood due to father's employment. Strongly influenced by parents' values regarding racial tolerance and inclusion, and principles learned through Unitarian Church. While attending Antioch College in Ohio, became involved in political and social activism for civil rights. Joined the youth branch of NAACP, the …

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