Activism and involvement

doc College summer service in a relocation center (ddr-csujad-18-5)

Call for college students to meet a "desperate need" by serving as group work leaders supporting community activities, arts and recreation, church vacation Bible schools, and boys and girls clubs in either the Gila River or Manzanar Incarceration Camp; flier states that such service would provide the students with the opportunity to "serve significantly in these …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-18-5/

doc Church Women Ask: How Can We Help Japanese American evacuees (ddr-csujad-18-6)

Suggestions for church women on how to help Japanese Americans who are forced to evacuate. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: RSG_01-02

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-18-6/

doc Memo from Co-ordinating Committee to Chief of Police Schmidt [Willard E. Schmidt], February 3, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-72)

Calls for special meeting of the Project Director, Advisory Council, and Co-ordinating Committee to discuss Committee recommendations, and refers to four attached memoranda, each from Co-ordinating Committee 1608-A to R. [Raymond] R. Best, Project Director, dated February 2, 1944 and written by Byron Akitsuki, Executive Secretary. Subjects of the memoranda are: Receipt of Red Cross Gift …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-72/

doc Memo from Co-ordinating Committee to the Advisory Council, February 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-93)

Memo regarding peace movement headed by I. Uji of Block 53, Ward 6. Text provides Uji's full name (Iwao Uji) and also mentions June Sasaki and "Mrs. Matsuda" as other leaders of the peace movement; discusses their request for direct consultation with the Advisory Council. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-93/

doc Letter from the Suzuki's to Rev. and Mrs. Miller, circa 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-13)

Letter from the Suzuki's to Rev. and Mrs. Miller regarding recent happenings at the Santa Anita Assembly Center. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WLM_01-46_14

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-13/

doc Letter from Lester Suzuki to Brother [Wendell L.] Miller, May 4, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-3)

Personal letter written from the Santa Anita Temporary Assembly Center and describing early days there, including lack of regular work and schooling schedules and of appropriate food for children; scouts and boys' clubs being in development; religious services on Sundays attracting nearly 2000 people; and the need to wait for community facilities such as laundry and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-3/

doc Letter from George K. Sakai, 1942 May 4 (ddr-csujad-20-14)

Letter from George Sakai to United Methodist Church regarding address information for a mutual friend. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WLM_01-46_13

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-14/

doc Letter from Mrs. L. [Lester] Suzuki to Rev. [Wendell L.] and Mrs. [?] Miller, May 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-4)

Personal letter written from the Santa Anita Assembly Center. Suzuki thanks Reverend Miller and Mrs. Miller for their kindness; mentions friends among the "dear Caucasian ministers such as you"; and discusses the importance of religious services, housing in a new barrack vs. in the stables, making furniture from scrap wood, an impending increase in number of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-4/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, April 18, 1991 (ddr-csujad-24-112)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about the upcoming release of his book. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_014

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-112/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-146)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn. Written notes on the back side of the photograph read "credit: Dick Marshall" and "-Latest -this photo you may keep." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_014a

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-146/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, October 22, 1986 (ddr-csujad-24-49)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she describes a conversation she had with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_008

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-49/

doc Letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada, December 30, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-186)

A letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada, inviting her to speak at a tribute to Michi Weglyn on February 21, 1998. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_02_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-186/

img Photographs of Michi Weglyn, Walter M. Weglyn, and others (ddr-csujad-24-154)

A montage of four photographs of Michi Weglyn, Walter M. Weglyn, and two other men. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_022

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-154/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-161)

A Photograph of Michi Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_029

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-161/

doc [California State University, Pomona card featuring Michi Weglyn] (ddr-csujad-24-17)

A California State University, Pomona card with a photograph featuring Michi Weglyn. Mailed from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-17/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-137)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn with unidentified woman. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-137/

doc Michi Weglyn was noted activist who wrote redress 'bible' (ddr-csujad-24-132)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by Takeshi Nakayama and published in the Japanese American newspaper "Rafu Shimpo" on April 27, 1999. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-132/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-166)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn. Written notes on the back side of the photograph read: "Photo by Dick Marshall, 1976." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_034a

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-166/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, December 3, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-98)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about some books that Weglyn is interested in. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_07_015

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-98/

doc Michi N. Weglyn, 72, advocate for interned Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-24-126)

An obituary for Michi Weglyn written by Eric Page with a note from Kimmie Ito written on it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-126/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn receiving award (ddr-csujad-24-143)

Japanese American Citizenship League (JACL) National President [Shigeki] Sugiyama presenting Michi Weglyn with the Japanese American of the Biennium Award. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-143/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, March 23, 1991 (ddr-csujad-24-113)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she praises Chin's book "Donald Duk" and orders 20 autographed copies. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_015

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-113/

doc Note from Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-148)

A note from Michi Weglyn about Cy Donner's time as her manager. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_016

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-148/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 30, 1987 (ddr-csujad-24-45)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she compliments him on his writing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-45/

img [Photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn] (ddr-csujad-24-28)

A photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_028

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-28/

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