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doc Statement on Testimony of Harold H. Townsend (ddr-csujad-19-65)

This is the Statement of Testimony of Harold H. Townsend before the House of Representatives Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, Los Angeles, California, 1943 May 26. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-18_01

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doc Community analysis report, no. 2 (February 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1656)

Report, "Causes of unrest at relocation centers," discussing factors contributing to the strikes and unrest at Poston and Manzanar incarceration camps. Covers living conditions, cultural issues, security, administration, authority, labor, and other issues. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1658

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img Poston strike rally (ddr-csujad-29-180)

Watercolor of a strike at Poston camp. Photograph titled: "Poston Strike Rally." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P122

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doc 7 Japs From Rioting Camp Held in Jail (February 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-882)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 1, 1943, p. 3

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doc Idaho Jap Paper Deplores Riots (January 4, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-876)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 4, 1943, p. 5

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doc Statement on the testimony of Harold H. Townsend before the House of Representatives Subcommittee (ddr-densho-381-4)

A rebuttal of statements made by Harold H. Townsend, former Chief Supply and Transportation Officer, before the House of Representatives Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities. The author, most likely the War Relocation Authority, argues that Townsend's testimony was almost entirely composed of false statements about events and living conditions at the Poston concentration …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-4/