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Activism and involvement

Activism and involvement (168)

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img Photograph of Michi Weglyn holding "Years of Infamy" (ddr-csujad-24-165)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn holding her book "Years of Infamy". "Photo Norma Nozaki 5/17/97" is written on the back. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_033a

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-165/

doc Letter from Michi and Walter Weglyn to Frank Chin, August 2, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-22)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about her poor health and Chin's upcoming trip to Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_022

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-22/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn, 1976 (ddr-csujad-24-152)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn. Notes on the back side of the photograph read "1" and "1976." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_020a

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-152/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn in a graduation cap and gown (ddr-csujad-24-163)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn in a graduation cap and gown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_031

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-163/

img Photograph of Michi and Walter M. Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-140)

A photograph of Michi and Walter M. Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_008

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-140/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-167)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_035

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-167/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, March 9, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-116)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she discusses where Chin should submit articles. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_001

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-116/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, April 12, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-123)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about someone named Mick "the Greek" who had recently died. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_008

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-123/

img Michi writing history again! (ddr-csujad-24-147)

A caricature portrait of Michi Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_015

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-147/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-151)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_019

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-151/

doc Letter from James R. Bennett to Awards Coordinator, University of Washington Press, July 30, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-79)

A letter from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights informing the University of Washington Press that Michi Weglyn has been nominated for an award. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_005

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-79/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, March 15, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-15)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin discussing the upcoming Pullman Conference and praising Chin for his criticisms of Japanese American journalist Bill Hosokawa. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_015

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-15/

doc Letter from Michi and Walter Weglyn to Frank Chin, July 25, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-20)

A personal letter from Michi and Walter Weglyn to Frank Chin. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_020

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-20/

doc Letter from K.W. Lee to Friends of Michi Weglyn, November 1, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-203)

A letter from K. W. (Kyung Won) Lee, an investigative journalist who wrote for the Sacramento Union, to the Friends of Michi Weglyn. Lee wrote that Weglyn was instrumental in the campaign to free Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American man was on death row, but later had his convictions overturned. Lee also wrote that other ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-203/

img [Photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn with Japanese American Activists] (ddr-csujad-24-21)

An annotated photocopy of a photograph of Michi Weglyn, her husband Walter, and other Japanese American activists. The other people that appear in the photo are: Babe Karasawa, Akira Matsumoto, Art Emi, Dave Kawamoto, Toshiko Kawamoto, Clifford Uyeda, Yosh Kuromiya, Irene Kuromiya, Tak Hoshizaki, Frank Emi, Bob Suzuki, Mits Koshiyama, James Omura, Mary Karasawa, and Harry ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-21/

img Photograph of Frank Chin and his son Sam (ddr-csujad-24-109)

A photograph of Frank Chin with his son Sam, with a note written on the back from Michi and Walter Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_011

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-109/

img Costume designer Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-144)

An image with the words "costume designer Michi Weglyn" next to a photograph of Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_012

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-144/

doc Letter from E. Young to Michi Weglyn, April 11, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-117)

A letter to Michi Weglyn from E. Young who read a manuscript of Frank Chin's and was looking forward to the possibility of working with Chin. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_002

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-117/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin (ddr-csujad-24-50)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she praises Chin's writing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_009

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-50/

img Photograph of Frank Chin and Frank Miyamoto (ddr-csujad-24-170)

A photograph of Frank Chin and Frank Miyamoto. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_01_003

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-170/

doc Tribute to the life of Michi Nishiura Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-130)

An announcement for a tribute to Michi Weglyn, organized by her friends in San Francisco. The following people are listed as hosts of the event: Clifford Uyeda, Kiku Funabiki, Wayne M. Collins, Kenji G. Taguma, Rosalyn Tonai, Toshiko Kawamoto, Grace Shimizu, Fumie Shimada, Mits Koshiyama, Jean Ishibashi, Audee Kochiyama-Holman. See this object in the California State ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-130/

img Walter and Michi with Harry Ueno and Hannah Holmes on eve of Supreme Court hearing we honor Harry's 80th birthday (ddr-csujad-24-30)

Walter and Michi Weglyn with Harry Ueno and Hannah Holmes, celebrating Ueno's 80th birthday, on eve of a Supreme Court hearing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_030

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-30/

img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-136)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn with an unidentified man. A handwritten note on the backside of the photograph reads "Oct 31/97." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_004a

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-136/

img [Photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn] (ddr-csujad-24-29)

A photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_029

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-29/

doc A celebration of life... (ddr-csujad-24-127)

This is a pamphlet from a memorial service for Michi Weglyn at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_012

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-127/