Economic losses

The economic and emotional toll associated with the uprooting of Japanese Americans from their homes and businesses was enormous. The cost was especially high for the issei (first-generation immigrants), who had worked most of their lives to establish financial security for themselves and their children. Many Japanese Americans bitterly recall being forced to sell property, personal belongings, and business equipment for a fraction of their value to opportunistic scavengers. Evacuees could take only what they could carry. They left behind heirlooms, cherished toys, and family pets. Farmers continued to work for a harvest they would never see, told it would be "disloyal" to stop. The bustling Nihonmachis (Japantowns) of the West Coast closed down and never fully recovered, even after the war ended.

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doc Claim of Mary Sogawa (ddr-csujad-55-2131)

Claim of Mary Sogawa, no. 146-35-3083. Decided December 20, 1950. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2234

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2131/

doc Postcard from U.S. Department of Justice to George Hideo Nakamura, July 5, 1950 (ddr-csujad-55-2449)

Card acknowledging receipt of George Hideo Nakamura's claim under Public Law 886 for losses incurred as part of incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2555

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2449/

Notice from Homes Baldridge, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Claims Division, to claimants under the evacuation claims act of July 2, 1948 (ddr-csujad-55-2426)

doc Notice from Homes Baldridge, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Claims Division, to claimants under the evacuation claims act of July 2, 1948 (ddr-csujad-55-2426)

Information about forms necessary to submit a claim pursuant to the Evacuation Claims Act. Includes instructions and documents needed for submitting a claim. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2532

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2426/

doc Evacuation claims compromise settlement award sheet (ddr-csujad-55-2446)

Award sheet for a claim made by George Hideo Nakamura for his losses of personal property during his forced removal and incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2552

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2446/

doc Letter from Phillip Isenberg, Member of the Assembly, 10th District, August 6, 1985 (ddr-csujad-55-2451)

Correspondence from Phillip Isenberg to "Friend" regarding the opening of an exhibit documenting the dismissal of Japanese American employees of the state of California during their forced removal and incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2557

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2451/

doc Notice of claim for property deposited pursuant to alien enemy regulations (ddr-csujad-55-2423)

Blank form for former incarcerees to make claims for loss of personal property due to forced removal during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2529

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2423/

doc Claim of Julius Downs (ddr-csujad-55-2134)

Claim of Julius Downs, no. 146-35-3593. Decided February 26, 1953. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2237

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2134/

doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, April 17, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-552)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion on counseling, transfers to Heart Mountain incarceration camp, and losses incurred from "evacuation." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0554

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-552/

doc Our 110,000 new boarders (ddr-csujad-55-180)

Opinion article by J.P. McEvoy on the Japanese incarceration during World War II. Includes the author's perspective on implications of the incarceration for American taxpayers and armed forces, history of Japanese labor in the United States, and opinion on the incarceration. Condensed from the Baltimore Sunday Sun. A version of this article also appeared in Reader's …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-180/

doc Claim of George Tsuda (ddr-csujad-55-2130)

Claim of George Tsuda, no. 146-35-1922. Decided October 30, 1950. From Precedent Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States Volume I, Precedent Decisions Under the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2233

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2130/

doc Letter to Teru Koyama from Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama (ddr-one-5-4)

Letter dated January 27, 1942, to Teru Koyama from her husband, Kei Koyama. In the letter Kei writes about receiving the packages mailed to him and advises that the money he sent is to settle business matters in Portland related to his dental office, and asks her not to lease it Dr. S. but to Dr. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-4/

doc Envelope and letter to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Teru Koyama (ddr-one-5-10)

Envelope addressed to Dr. Kei Koyama at Fort Missula from his wife, Teru Koyama, in Portland. Postmarked March 24, 1942. In the lower left corner is a "CENSORED" stamp. The enclosed letter, dated March 23, 1942, has the same stamp at the top of the page. Teru writes about receiving his last letter, which made everyone …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-10/

doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-113)

Expects that the claims section of Office of Alien Property will not reverse decision

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-113/

doc Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-242)

Thanking him for his work on the case

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-242/

doc Testimony of Toshio Iwamoto (ddr-densho-437-236)

Witness statement from Toshio Iwamoto about James Seigo Miwa's experiences in Japan during the war

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-236/

doc Handwritten notes about estate and inheritance taxes (ddr-densho-437-80)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-80/

doc Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-256)

Thanking him for his help and clarifying what happened to his father during the war in Japan

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-256/

doc Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-258)

Asking about the timetable for the case

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-258/

doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Richard Lott (ddr-densho-437-87)

Details concerning Miwa family's claim

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-87/

doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-94)

Inviting Lawrence Miwa to dinner while he is in town

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-94/

doc Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-250)

Updates on the case, and the possibility of congress taking up legislation about property claims

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-250/

doc Copy of letter from Rep. Spark Matsunaga to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-163)

Congratulating him on his promotion

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-163/

doc Letter from Lawrence Fumio Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone (ddr-densho-437-142)

After moving several times before settling in Hawaii, much of their files and belongings have been stored or mislaid, asks that Oliver Stone request copy of claim material from Office of Alien Property

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-142/

doc Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-22)

Correspondence and documents with Lawrence Miwa concerning claim for James Seigo Miwa's confiscated property

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-22/

doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-121)

Filing an request for an extension to submit the brief

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-437-121/