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 Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 10 (September 7, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-36)

Selected article titles: "Congress Adopts No-Tax Bill" (p.1-2, 4), "Race Discrimination in Labor Unions Next NAACP Target" (p.1), "Loneliness and Sharks Greatest Problems on Epic Solo Voyage Across Pacific Ocean, Kenichi Horie Reveals" (p.2), "Gunplay during Nisei Week Fells Youth, Two Sansei Brothers Held" (p.3), "Oakland JACL in Appeal to Community to Guard Against Damage to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-36/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 6 (August 10, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-32)

Selected article titles: "JACL Fears Bill to Tax-Exempt Claims May Be Pigeonholed" (p.1), "Jewish Press Raises Issue Against IRS on Taxing Evacuation Claim Awards" (p.1-2), "Nisei Week Festival Launches 22nd Edition; 10 Vie for Queenship" (p.1), "Chinese American Judge Hears Case Suing County Grand Jury System Bans Negroes" (p.3), "Memorial Service to Enshrine 3,000 Nisei War …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-32/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 4 (July 27, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-30)

Selected article titles: "Gov. Brown Vows to Make Appeal to JFK on Japanese Evacuees Tax Claim" (p.1), "Myer Lauds Calm Attitude of Issei in Convention Tribute" (p.1), "The Portuguese of Hawaii, Once Classified Separately in Census, Preferred by Sugar Planters Because of Philosophy" (p.1-2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-30/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 6 (August 11, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-32)

Selected article titles: "JACL Urges Vested Property Bill Be Reported by House" (p. 1), "Northwest Picture: 12th Seafair Sails into Sunset" (p. 2), and "PSWDC Delegates Hear Progress Report of Issei Story Project, Simple Questionnaires for Issei Made Available" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-32/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 9 (March 3, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-9)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Supreme Court Decides Cases Affecting Civil Rights: Court to Review Denaturalization Law Passed by Congress" (p. 1), "'Life' Magazine Rebuked for Insisting 'Jap' as Colloquial" (p. 1), and "Full Return or Compensation for Confiscated Japanese Property by U.S. Urged in Report" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-9/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 9 (August 31, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-35)

Selected article titles: "San Francisco Housing Authority Refuses to Admit Non-Citizen Aged" (p.1), "Congress Passes Amendment to Rid Poll Taxes" (p.1), "Congress Expected to Act No-Tax Claims Bill this Week" (p.1), "San Francisco Board of Education Closes New Jr. High School to Avert Racial Strife" (p.3), "Puyallup Valley Steps Up Campaign on Land Law Repeal" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-35/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 7 (August 17, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-33)

Selected article titles: "Evacuation Claims Clarification" (p.1), "Kennedy Asked to Direct IRS Defer Action on Tax Claim" (p.1), "Religious Freedom for U.S. Buddhists" (p.2), "Nisei Rebuffed 20 Years Ago by Bakers Union Voted Head of Retail Bakers Group" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-33/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 84, No. 3 (January 28, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-3)

Selected article titles: "Ford Pardons Iva Toguri: 1st Treason Case Voided" (p.1, 3), "Vandals Strike at Topaz" (p.1), "Wendy Yoshimura Found Guilty on 3 Counts" (p.1-2), "Law Strips Issei of $87,000" (p.1-2), "Moses Lake Country" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-49-3/

doc Clipping titled Exposed: America's World War II concentration camps (ddr-csujad-24-124)

An article published in Mount Holyoke Alumnae quarterly, Fall 1997. A profile of Michi Wegyln that details her writing of the book "Years of Infamy" as well as her efforts to try to get redress for Japanese American railroad workers who were fired during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-124/

doc Community Analysis Notes, no. 1, January 15, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-84)

Titled as: From a Nisei who said "No." Account by an unnamed Community Analyst at Manzanar of the "life experience and viewpoints" influencing a young man's "No" response to the Army registration form's Question 28. The account stems from the analyst's notes, reproduced verbatim, from an exchange between the young man and the Hearing Board authorized …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-84/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 5, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-78)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she writes about doing research for the Yoshida railroad workers case. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-78/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, August 27, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-75)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which Weglyn writes about the death of her husband Walter and thanks Chin for his support. Weglyn also writes about her support for railroad and mine workers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-75/

doc Letter from Ida Otani to Michi Weglyn, April 26, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-135)

A letter from Ida Otani to Michi Weglyn about the firing of Japanese American railroad workers during World War II. Otani describes the hardships her family went through after her father was fired by Western Pacific Railroad and the family was forced to vacate their home because it was on railroad property. See this object in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-135/

doc Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas, October 3, 1943 (ddr-csujad-4-18)

A letter from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas in Lawndale, California. The letter discusses the Japanese American incarcerees returning to California and the West Coast. He describes the returning people as "half bred or wife of Caucasian" and a female attending Pasadena Junior College. He expresses …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-4-18/

doc Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. CL. 1, Fumio Fred Takano (ddr-csujad-42-133)

Form no. CL. 1, Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry. It appears to be a draft filled by Fumio Fred Takano. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_72_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-133/

doc Mechanics hand tools, estimate (ddr-csujad-42-139)

A handwritten list of mechanics hand tools which presumably belong to Fumio Fred Takano. It itemizes his tools and the market value of those tools. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_74_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-139/

doc Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. CL. 1, Itsuhei Takano, copy (ddr-csujad-42-136)

A copy of the claim form, "No. CL. 1, Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry," prepared by Japanese American Citizens' League as an informational worksheet. It claims Itsuhei Takano's damage and loss. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-136/

doc Estimate of economic losses (ddr-csujad-42-138)

A draft estimating economic losses of presumably Fumio Fred Takano. It itemizes his properties to be sold prior to the forced evacuation, the expenses in the camp while incarcerated, and the costs after returning to home including repairs on his house and property damaged during the absence. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-138/

doc Evacuation claims compromise settlement award sheet (ddr-csujad-42-140)

A carbon copy of an award sheet issued by Holmes Baldridge, Assistant Attorney General, Claims Division, Department of Justice, and signed by John A, Jenkins, Attorney. 641.33 dollars were awarded for Fumio Fred Takano's claim. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_75_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-140/

doc Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. Cl. 1, work sheet (ddr-csujad-42-134)

An exact copy of the claim form, "Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry," which is provided by Japanese American Citizens' League as a worksheet. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_72_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-134/

doc Statement of claim (ddr-csujad-42-135)

A form, Statement of claim. It appears to be a draft filled by Fumio Fred Takano. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_72_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-135/

doc Takano, Itsuhei, evacuation statement of claim (ddr-csujad-42-137)

A statement of claim for property losses of Itsuhei Takano. It details the losses of his retail business and itemizes other the cost caused by the forced evacuation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_73_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-137/

doc Dr. Frank Nishio interview (ddr-csujad-6-26)

Oral history interview with Dr. Frank Nishio. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_NISHIO_FRANK

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-26/

doc Fude Tanioka interview (ddr-csujad-6-32)

Oral history interview with Fude Tanioka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_TANIOKA_FUDE

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-32/

img Fronts of two businesses owned by Japanese Americans forced to close after issuance of Executive Order 9066 (ddr-csujad-7-3)

Fronts of two businesses owned by Japanese Americans forced to close after issuance of Executive Order 9066. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-3/