Mobilizing and organizing the community

doc Clipping titled Exposed: America's World War II concentration camps (ddr-csujad-24-124)

An article published in Mount Holyoke Alumnae quarterly, Fall 1997. A profile of Michi Wegyln that details her writing of the book "Years of Infamy" as well as her efforts to try to get redress for Japanese American railroad workers who were fired during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Letter from Chin to Ruby Schaar, February 15, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-63)

A letter from Chin to Ruby Schaar about redress issues. The author criticizes the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and also criticizes U.S. Senator S.I. Hayakawa for his public defense of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_04_005

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doc Letter from Frank Chin to Dale [Minami], December 7, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-193)

A letter from Frank Chin to Dale [Minami] thanking him for sending a VHS clip for "Michi Day." Chin devotes the bulk of the letter to a proposal for creating a bell, that would be made of pieces of metal from incarceration camps, to celebrate Japanese American redress. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Letter to Michi Weglyn, April 19, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-59)

A letter to Michi Weglyn from an unknown author that describes conflicts within the National Committee for Redress and the JACL. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_04_001

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doc Partial letter from Michi Weglyn [to Frank Chin] (ddr-csujad-24-3)

This is the final page of a letter from Michi Weglyn, presumably to Frank Chin. In the letter she writes about issues related to redress funds. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_003

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doc Letter from Monica Sone to Michi Weglyn, August 17, 1986 (ddr-csujad-24-42)

A letter from Monica Sone to Michi Weglyn in which describes the impact that Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy" had on her. Sone also talks about Frank Chin and his roll in the redress movement. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_001

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, February 21, 1979 and February 22, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-60)

Two letters from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin. In the first letter, dated February 21, 1979, Weglyn criticizes a piece of writing Chin sent to Weglyn and others for their feedback. Weglyn refers to the piece as Chin's "'Dear Senator Sam' letter." One of her primary criticisms is that Weglyn feels Chin is not hard enough …

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img Hannah Tomiko Holmes speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles about a lawsuit seeking reparations (ddr-csujad-52-34)

Caption next to image reads, "LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST U.S.--Hannah Tomiko Holmes, a Japanese-American who was interned at Manzanar, speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles Wednesday during which it was announced that a lawsuit had been filed against the United States government by a group of Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II. The …

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doc [Newspaper clipping titled:] Loomis votes to support railroad mining workers (ddr-csujad-55-2006)

Newspaper clipping published in "Rafu shimpo" [Rafu shinpo] regarding a resolution passed by the Loomis Town Council to extend coverage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to cover railroad and mining workers who were previously denied restitution. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2109

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doc [Newspaper clipping titled:] Loomis supports redress for fired railroad workers (ddr-csujad-55-2007)

Newspaper clipping published in "Nichi Bei times" regarding a resolution passed by the Loomis town council to extend coverage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to cover railroad and mining workers who were previously denied restitution. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2110

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doc Japanese American incarceration: a case for redress (ddr-csujad-55-912)

Leaflet by the Japanese American Citizens League promoting support for the redress of civil liberties violations against Japanese Americans during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0914

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doc Resolution (Loomis, California), no. 97 (ddr-csujad-55-2005)

Resolution passed by the Town of Loomis and signed by Mayor Gary Gade regarding support for extension of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to cover Japanese American railroad and mining workers who were previously denied restitution. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2108

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2005/

doc Letter from Crickett Strock, Town Clerk, Town of Loomis, to Ida Otani, August 21, 1997 (ddr-csujad-55-2004)

Correspondence from Crickett Strock to Ida Otani regarding a resolution by the Loomis Town Council to extend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2107

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2004/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 2 (July 12, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-28)

Select article titles: "House group recommends temp'y farm labor plan be continued: 'No ill effects' on domestic labor market recorded" (p. 1); "JACL Campaign Against Anti-Nisei Films on TV Circularized by NARBT" (p. 1); "Small Claims Court Hears Civil Right Cases" (p. 1); "$86,550 damage suit filed in traffic death of Sakamoto" (p. 1); "Mr. Moto, …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 8 (February 22, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-8)

Selected article titles: "Deadline seen for claims compromise: Dec. 31, 1958 target date planned as government confers with attorneys" (p. 1); "Anti-Nisei Film on TV Protested by C.L. Offical" (p. 1); I&NS extends alien pre-exam method for status change" (p.1); U.S. admits 5,200 from Japan in 1956, mostly as GI brides" (p. 2); Civil rights legislation …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 9 (March 1, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-9)

Selected article titles: "Noted Oregonians Honored for Wartime Service to Nisei, JACL" (p. 1); Bill Hosokawa Promoted Post's Exec. News Ed" (p. 1); Shonien 'red carp,' JACL 'pinwheel' on L.A. museum exhibit" (p. 1); No. Calif. Japanese Americans launch $5,000 campaign for Immigration Museum" (p. 1); "Issei, Nisei, Sansei...Sensei" (p. 2); "Seek central camp in Orange …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 3 (July 26, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-29)

Select article titles: "Almost 20,000 Mainland Issei Naturalized Within Past Decade" (p. 1); "Senate Takes Up Civil Rights Bill, 71-18 Vote" (p. 1); "Washington JACL Office analyses House Subcommittee report on Japanese farm labor" (p. 1); "Lonely airman's Japanese wife recovers from suicide attempt; steps to regain custody of children stirs interest in Kansas City" (p. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 1, (July 5, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-27)

Select article titles: "East L.A. athletes dominate at 6th annual Relays; five records broken, one tied" (p. 1); "President Signs $2-Million Bill For Evacuees" (p. 1); "Monthly social security benefits payable to Issei visiting or residing in Japan" (p. 1); "Whereabouts sought by Justice Dep't of 72 missing claimants" (p. 1); "'Miracle man' astounding Japanese and …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 3 (July 24-31) (ddr-pc-59-28)

Selected article titles: "Proposal Aimed at Racist Crimes" (pp. 1, 6), "Crime Report on Asian Gangs Misleading, Say Asian Leaders" (pp. 1-2), "AB37 Vetoed by Deukmejian" (pp. 1-2), and "Are We Ready for the Big Push?" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 1 (July 3, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-26)

Selected article titles: "Report Finds Asians Are Not Model Students" (pp. 1, 5), "Redress Progressing But Still Needs Help, LEC Officials Say" (pp. 1, 5), "The Fruits of Our Labor" (p. 4), and "Trimming PC's Deficit" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 112, No. 9 [March 8, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-9)

Selects article titles: "Asian, Latino populations make gains" (p. 1), "A tale of two students PBS documentary explores U.S., Japanese education" (p. 1), "Asians, Hispanics scoring in advanced study programs" (p. 1), "Redress workshops offered in Bay Area" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-63-9/