Administration

doc Notice to aliens of enemy nationalities: certificates of identification, Form AR-AE-91 (ddr-csujad-55-1937)

Notice to aliens of enemy nationalities regarding certificates of identification. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1940

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1937/

img E.H. Runcorn, Business Enterprises Auditor, Supervisor, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1530)

Black and white photographic portrait of E.H. Runcorn, Business Enterprises Auditor and Supervisor of Amache Consumer Enterprises at the Amache incarceration camp. From Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 2. See also sac_jaac_1530 through sac_jaac_1589. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1532

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1530/

doc Administrative notice, no. 241 (April 26, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1668)

Myths and Facts about the Japanese Americans, War Relocation Authority. Memorandum regarding distribution and use of a War Relocation Authority publication titled "Myths and Facts about the Japanese Americans." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1670

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1668/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 15, No. 732 (January 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-96-767)

Selected article titles: "Pressing Demands Hit Headquarters" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Community Puts Financial Drive Over in Defense" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-767/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 15, No. 743 (April 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-96-778)

Selected article titles: "Inland Officials Stress Point to Return Evacuees" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Educators Would Assist Students" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-778/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 15, No. 731 (January 16, 1942) (ddr-densho-96-766)

Selected article titles: "State Department Lauds Rally Plan" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Heads Names for Various Lines in Seattle Chapter" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-766/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Immigration and Naturalization Service (ddr-densho-446-85)

File# ST-10221: Passport will expire September 1, 1943; requesting 3-year extension for PhD study.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-85/

doc Letter from Ryo Morikawa to Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-74)

Query regarding citizenship status in the event of marrying a non-citizen

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-74/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Alien Registration Division (ddr-densho-446-81)

Letter of request for reclassification from "enemy alien" to Formosan-Chinese

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-81/

doc Letter from Earl G. Harrison, US Dept. of Justice Commissioner, to Ryo Morikawa (ddr-densho-446-76)

Response to Ryo Morikawa: Marriage to a Japanese citizen has no impact on American citizenship. Nationality Act of 1940 attached (4 pages).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-76/

doc Certificate of Identification (ddr-densho-446-73)

Ai Chih Tsai's original Certificate of Identification (Alien Registration) required of all Japanese citizens after Pearl Harbor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-73/

doc Letter from Albert W. Palmer to Alien Registration Division (ddr-densho-446-83)

File# AR-5591586: Certifies Tsai's status and vouches for his character; confirms Tsai has lived in Chicago Theological Seminary dorm for 5 years.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-83/

doc Letter from Donald R. Perry, Chief, Alien Registration Division, to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-82)

Confirmation of request for reclassification with instructions to apply at nearest immigration and Naturalization Service office

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-82/

doc Letter from Ernest Cadman Colwell, Dean, University of Chicago Divinity School, to Alien Registration Division (ddr-densho-446-84)

File# AR-5591586: Certifies Tsai's status and vouch for character; Tsai completed Bachelor of Divinity.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-84/

doc Soldier's Individual Pay Record (ddr-densho-368-10)

With information about pay and insurance

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-10/

doc Affidavit Issued by War Department and Signed by William Iino (ddr-densho-368-804)

Affidavit signed by William Iino confirming that a package does not contain US property or other items unauthorized for mailing.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-804/

doc Press Release: "Magic" (ddr-densho-1007-1851)

Press release draft from 1983 that uses declassified U.S. intelligence on the Japanese government, known as the Magic, to argue that the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was unjustified.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1851/

doc Research Material on Harvard Protests of John J. McCloy Scholarship (ddr-densho-1007-1867)

This material includes various news articles which highlight student protests at Harvard University opposing the naming of a scholarship program after former Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy. To learn more about McCloy, who is criticized for his role in the forced removal of Japanese Americans during World War II, see his Densho Encyclopedia page: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1867/

doc Excerpt: Testimony of Karl R. Bendetsen (ddr-densho-1007-1834)

Karl R. Bendetsen's statement to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians defending the argument that incarceration of Japanese Americans was a national security matter which he believed was supported by wartime intelligence, known as MAGIC. He also disputes claims of harm and prison-like living conditions in the camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1834/

doc Correspondence of John J. McCloy and Angus Macbeth (ddr-densho-1007-1864)

This collection of McCloy's correspondence relates to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, as well as debates over Japanese American incarceration and redress. The material dates between 1943-1944 and 1975-1982. To learn more about McCloy, who is criticized for his role in the forced removal of Japanese Americans during World War II, see …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1864/

doc Memorandum for Major General Wiloughby (ddr-densho-1007-1852)

Memorandum describing U.S. intelligence in relation to the Japanese government and Japanese espionage in the United States.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1852/

doc Letter to Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki from James Rowe (ddr-densho-1007-1854)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1854/

doc Correspondence of John J. McCloy and Frederick Bernays Wiener (ddr-densho-1007-1865)

This is a collection of letters from 1984 by John J. McCloy and Frederick Bernays Wiener. Throughout the correspondence McCloy and Wiener defend the argument that the mass removal of Japanese Americans was a necessary national security act and criticize the work of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. To learn more about …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1865/

doc Repay U.S. Japanese (ddr-densho-1007-1866)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1866/

doc Referral for Medical Examination and Report (ddr-densho-356-960)

Blank form of Referral for Medical Examination and Report

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-960/

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