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Japanese Latin Americans

During World War II, 2,264 Latin Americans of Japanese ancestry were forcibly deported from their countries of residence and taken to the U.S. where they were placed in internment camps in order to be exchanged for Americans held by Japanese forces. Some 80 percent of the internees were Japanese Peruvians; the rest came from various Pacific-facing countries from Mexico to Chile. At the conclusion of the war, most of the interned Japanese Latin Americans were forced to leave the U.S. However, since many were initially barred from returning to their home countries, more than 900 Japanese Latin Americans were deported to war-devastated Japan. Over 350 Japanese Latin Americans remained in the U.S. and fought deportation in the courts. Eventually, about 100 managed to gain reentry to their home countries in Latin America. It was not until 1952 that those who stayed were allowed to begin the process of becoming U.S. permanent residents. Many later became U.S. citizens.

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Japanese Peruvian men on a canoe (ddr-csujad-33-173)
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Photographed are three Japanese Peruvian men riding on a canoe in a river. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_28_174
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-173/
Japanese Peruvian toddler (ddr-csujad-33-14)
img Japanese Peruvian toddler (ddr-csujad-33-14)
A portrait of a Japanese Peruvian toddler. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_03_014
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-14/
Japanese Peruvian family (ddr-csujad-33-82)
img Japanese Peruvian family (ddr-csujad-33-82)
Photographed is a Japanese Peruvian family in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_17_082
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-82/
Japanese Peruvian men (ddr-csujad-33-83)
img Japanese Peruvian men (ddr-csujad-33-83)
Photographed are Japanese Peruvian men in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_17_083
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-83/
Aircraft (ddr-csujad-33-90)
img Aircraft (ddr-csujad-33-90)
Photographed is an aircraft parked in a field in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 18. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_18_089
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-90/
Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-147)
img Japanese Peruvian workers (ddr-csujad-33-147)
Photographed are two Japanese Peruvian workers walking on a road in a plantation. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 25. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_25_146
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-147/
Japanese Peruvian men on a road (ddr-csujad-33-150)
img Japanese Peruvian men on a road (ddr-csujad-33-150)
Photographed are two Japanese Peruvian men walking on a road. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 25. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_25_149
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-150/
Japanese Peruvian woman (ddr-csujad-33-15)
img Japanese Peruvian woman (ddr-csujad-33-15)
A portrait of a Japanese Peruvian woman. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_03_015
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-15/
Road in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-187)
img Road in a plantation (ddr-csujad-33-187)
Photographed is a road in a plantation in Peru. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 29. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_29_188
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-187/
Japanese Peruvian man (ddr-csujad-33-30)
img Japanese Peruvian man (ddr-csujad-33-30)
A portrait of a Japanese Peruvian man. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_05_030
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-30/
[Graduation speech by Michi Weglyn] (ddr-csujad-24-19)
doc [Graduation speech by Michi Weglyn] (ddr-csujad-24-19)
A graduation speech by Michi Weglyn explaining why she wrote "Years of Infamy." She also discusses Japanese American and Japanese Latin American internment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_019
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-19/
Letter from Kiyoko Matsuura to Kikuko Noda, January 26, 1945 (ddr-csujad-10-2)
doc Letter from Kiyoko Matsuura to Kikuko Noda, January 26, 1945 (ddr-csujad-10-2)
A letter from Kiyoko Matsuura, an internee at the Crystal City Internment Camp, to her mother, Kikuko Noda in Lima, Peru. In the letter, she describes the celebration of the New Year [1945] at the internment camp and expresses her appreciation for the gifts sent by her mother. According to her letter, it appears that Kiyoko …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-10-2/
Letter from Kiyoko Matsuura to Mizuko Noda, September 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-10-1)
doc Letter from Kiyoko Matsuura to Mizuko Noda, September 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-10-1)
A letter from Kiyoko Matsuura, an internee in the Crystal City Internment Camp, to her sister in Lima Peru. In the letter, she includes updates on day to day life in the Crystal City camp and expresses her appreciation for the money sent by her father. Kiyoko states that she is anxiously waiting for a ship …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-10-1/
Crossroads, Vol. 1, No. 38 (February 18, 1949) (ddr-densho-358-12)
doc Crossroads, Vol. 1, No. 38 (February 18, 1949) (ddr-densho-358-12)
Selected article titles: "Talents to Vie for Scholarship" (p.1), "Gravy Train Days Are Over in Japan, Interpreter Says" (p.2), "Army Permits Issei and Nisei Travel in Japan" (p.2), "Venezuelan Nisei Going Home to Parents in Caracas after Ten Years in Japan" (p.3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-358-12/
Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-388-7)
vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-388-7)
Vivid memories of the day of her father's arrest

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Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-388-10)
vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-388-10)
The journey by boat the U.S.: mother begs an American soldier for milk for her infant

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Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-388-6)
vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-388-6)
Father is arrested by the FBI during World War II

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Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-388-14)
vh Elsa Kudo Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-388-14)
Being labeled "illegal entry" by the U.S. government

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Diana Morita Cole Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-483-13)
vh Diana Morita Cole Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-483-13)
Description of Art Shibayama
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Tetsujiro
vh Tetsujiro "Tex" Nakamura Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-263-12)
First hearing about the Japanese Peruvians

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Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-152-39)
vh Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-152-39)
Husband is denied redress as a Japanese Peruvian and begins to speak at public venues
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Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-152-40)
vh Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-152-40)
Decision to not accept the Japanese Peruvians' settlement, and, with others, sue the government for redress
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Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-152-32)
vh Betty Morita Shibayama Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-152-32)
Getting engaged to a Japanese Peruvian who was not a U.S. citizen
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Atsumi Ozawa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-348-11)
vh Atsumi Ozawa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-348-11)
Arrival in Crystal City: greeted by other Japanese Americans and Japanese Peruvians

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Atsumi Ozawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-348-7)
vh Atsumi Ozawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-348-7)
Father goes into hiding, fearing he is on a government "black list"

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