Pearl Harbor and aftermath

The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, stunned the Japanese American community as much as the rest of the country. Many Issei (first generation) had been receiving news from their families in Japan and were aware of the growing tension between the two countries, but few thought that Japan would provoke the United States into war. Japanese Americans would again be shocked when immediately following the bombing, the FBI began going door to door making arrests. Any issei who was at all prominent was considered a potential spy, including Japanese association officers, language-school principals, and Buddhist priests. Without any meaningful due process, these men -- mostly heads of families -- were summarily separated from their wives and children and incarcerated.

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img Fujii family and friends in garden (ddr-densho-433-1202)

Written on verso: L to R, Top Row - Papa [Rutaro Fujii], Mr. Hayakwa (Japanese school teacher), Second - Sue, Mama [Katsu Fujii], Miss Gresold, Kimiko, Third - Hanako.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1202/

img Fujii family (ddr-densho-433-1207)

Rutaro Fujii is seated on the left. Katsu Fujii is seated on the right. Kimiko Fujii is seated behind Katsu. Written on verso: 4/[blank]/62, 1962. Also written on verso, Japanese text. See also: ddr-densho-433-1215.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1207/

img Fujii family portrait (ddr-densho-433-1278)

Written on verso: [left to right] Sally, Katsu (holding Hana?), [unidentified], [unidentified], 2. Rutaro Ken, 3. ?. Duplicate photocopy of ddr-densho-433-1204.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1278/

img Fujii family portrait (ddr-densho-433-1204)

From left to right: Sally, Katsu (possibly holding Hana), unidentified, unidentified, Katsu, unidentified, Kenji. Duplicate photocopy at ddr-densho-433-1278.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1204/

img Fujii family portrait (ddr-densho-433-1276)

Written on verso: [left to right] Katsu, Ken, Rutaro, ?, Sally, Mary. Duplicate photocopy of ddr-densho-433-1203.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1276/

img Fujii family portrait (ddr-densho-433-1279)

Written on verso: [left to right] Mary, Ken, Rutaro, ?, ?, ?, Katsu, ?, Sally. Duplicate photocopy of ddr-densho-433-1205.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1279/

img Group photograph at Fujii house (ddr-densho-433-1206)

Rutaro Fujii is on the left. Written on verso: 1925. Duplicate photocopy at ddr-densho-433-1277.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1206/

img Fujii family portrait (ddr-densho-433-1203)

From left to right: [left to right] Katsu, Kenji, Rutaro, unidentified, Sally, Mary. Duplicate photocopy at ddr-densho-433-1276.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1203/

img Mr. and Mrs. Fujii (ddr-densho-433-1214)

Katsu and Rutaro Fujii. Written on verso but partially obscured: 1948 / 4.3.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1214/

img Group photograph at Fujii house (ddr-densho-433-1277)

Individuals are numbered, but no identification guide provided. Duplicate photocopy of ddr-densho-433-1206.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1277/

doc Growing Up in Portland (ddr-densho-496-1)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his childhood and upbringing in Portland leading up to evacuation.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-1/

doc From Internment to Going Off to War, 1942-1943 (ddr-densho-496-5)

Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his experience in Minidoka and enlisting in the War

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-5/

doc Letter from Harold S. Matthews (ddr-densho-498-45)

Update of notable moments from the past year from Harold S. Matthews. Mention of the beginning of the war between Japan and America, his time in solitary confinement, and time in China.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-498-45/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 14, No. 726 (December 12, 1941) (ddr-densho-96-761)

Selected article titles: "Country Rallies Solidly to Beat Japanese Attack" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Attack Stuns Local Community; Residents Face Economic Upset" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-761/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 14, No. 727 (December 19, 1941) (ddr-densho-96-762)

Selected article titles: "Army-Navy Heads in Hawaii Ousted as Probe Begins" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Should Not Speak Japanese Language in Public Places" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-762/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 14, No. 728 (December 26, 1941) (ddr-densho-96-763)

Selected article titles: "War Course Hangs Upon Time Element" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Sports" (p. 3), "Great Outpouring of Japanese Hears Treachery Denounced" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-763/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 15, No. 729 (January 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-96-764)

Selected article titles: "Chance to Assert Loyalty, Cites Sieg" (p. 1), "Young Should Take Their Refuge in Spiritual Field, Says Bishop" (p. 2), "All Must Suffer from Disruption But Peace Later" (p. 3), "Sustain U.S. Institutions As We Go Into 1942" (p. 4

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-764/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 15, No. 730 (January 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-96-765)

Selected article titles: "Local Folks Back World War Finish" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Recognition of Defense Council Spreads; Call for More Workers" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-765/

doc Keynote address by Bob H. Suzuki for Nisei Honorary Degree Ceremony (ddr-densho-446-363)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-363/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Dr. Harrison R. Anderson (ddr-densho-446-19)

ACS sends a thank you to all of the Fourth Presbyterian Committee members. The Japanese Christian services will start on 24 May and ACS will take responsibility. ACS requests prayers.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-19/

doc Memoir: "The Ishikawa Family Who Came to America" (ddr-densho-468-96)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-96/

doc Letter from Robert Cashman to Alderman P.H. Douglas (ddr-densho-446-71)

Letter to Alderman Douglas with introduction for Ai Chih Tsai with request for counsel regarding Tsai's status following Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-71/

doc Letter from Robert Cashman to whom it may concern (ddr-densho-446-72)

Letter to certify that Ai Chih Tsai, Japanese citizen of Formosa, resides in Chicago Theological Seminary dorm, is registered as a CTS student, has been the minister of the Chicago Japanese Christian Church for 2 years, is a graduate of Doshisha University, and Cashman can vouch for Tsai's character

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-72/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance for James M. Hirabayashi (ddr-ajah-7-58)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-58/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance for Masako Nagai (ddr-ajah-7-98)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-98/