Japanese American Citizens League activities

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Japanese American Citizens League activities (314)

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Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-54-9)
vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-54-9)
Trying to start a collection for Gordon Hirabayashi, encountering resistance
Ernest Besig Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-3-9)
vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-3-9)
Meeting with Japanese American Citizens League representatives

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

Shosuke Sasaki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1002-2-6)
vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1002-2-6)
Thoughts on the Japanese American Citizens League and the organization's involvement in the World War II incarceration

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in …

Jimmie Omura Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1002-11-18)
vh Jimmie Omura Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1002-11-18)
Testifying for the Tolan Committee as an outspoken critic of the JACL, and an opponent of mass removal

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews …

Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-1-10)
vh Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-1-10)
Difficulties in camp, and the attitude of the Japanese American Citizens League

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not …

An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-60-1)
vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-60-1)
An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …
An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-55-1)
vh An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-55-1)
Japanese American congressman, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of California, born and raised in San Jose, California, discusses his early life, graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, and receiving a commission and serving in the armed forces from 1953-1956. Recalls the removal, "relocation," and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Heart …
An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-59-1)
vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-59-1)
An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …
Jim Akutsu Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-2-33)
vh Jim Akutsu Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-2-33)
JACL "spies" in camp

Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.

Jim Akutsu Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-2-19)
vh Jim Akutsu Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-2-19)
JACL and labor groups vying for leadership within Puyallup Assembly Center

Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.

Jim Akutsu Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-2-37)
vh Jim Akutsu Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-2-37)
Unsolicited advice against fighting the draft, the WRA and Clarence Arai

Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.

Jim Akutsu Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-2-38)
vh Jim Akutsu Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-2-38)
Suspecting the camp administration of tampering with draft notice

Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.

Tom Akashi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-164-16)
vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-164-16)
Observing the generational shift in camp: Nisei take over the primary roles, while Issei are supporting
Shosuke Sasaki Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-78-15)
vh Shosuke Sasaki Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-78-15)
Role of the Japanese American Citizens League in Puyallup Assembly Center
Shosuke Sasaki Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-78-12)
vh Shosuke Sasaki Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-78-12)
Japanese American Citizens League actions following the outbreak of war and anti-Japanese propaganda in the press
Shosuke Sasaki Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-78-27)
vh Shosuke Sasaki Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-78-27)
Opinions of the Japanese American Citizens League's prewar and wartime actions
Shosuke Sasaki Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-78-16)
vh Shosuke Sasaki Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-78-16)
Struggle for resources and leadership in camp, and the plot to murder Jimmy Sakamoto
Bulletin, no. 6, September 4, 1942 (ddr-csujad-18-2)
doc Bulletin, no. 6, September 4, 1942 (ddr-csujad-18-2)
Bulletin No. 6, titled: Remember Pearl Harbor. Decrying misinformation accusing people of Japanese descent of sabotage during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the document seeks "to aid in combating the malicious stories which still persist concerning sabotage" there. The report includes numerous items from 1942, including newspaper and magazine articles, and columns from the Chicago Daily …
Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 11, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-37)
doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 11, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-37)
A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about someone named "William" who is writing a critique of "MOSES." Presumably Weglyn is referring to the 1987 book "They Call Me Moses Masaoka" by Mike Masaoka and Bill Hosokawa. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_037
Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 5, 1995 (ddr-csujad-24-88)
doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 5, 1995 (ddr-csujad-24-88)
A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which criticizes the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) for dismissing the Lim Report, a report commissioned by JACL in 1989 to determine the extent of their collaboration with Japanese American incarceration during Word War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 24, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-32)
doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 24, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-32)
A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin discussing the controversy over an article that Chin recently published. Weglyn also writes about possible speakers for a seminar on Japanese American draft resisters during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_032
Letter from Chin to Ruby Schaar, February 15, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-63)
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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