Support from the non-Japanese American community

During mass removal and incarceration, Japanese Americans received outside support and assistance from religious organizations, civil rights groups, and other concerned individuals. The American Friends Service Committee was one of the most active groups to help the Japanese American community during World War II. Committee members donated educational materials to the camp schools and libraries and were influential in persuading the government to allow Nisei to leave the camps for colleges in the interior of the country. Ministers, peace activists and other supporters of the Japanese American community often visited the camps and spoke out publicly against the incarceration. Church groups across the country also organized clothing and food drives for the camp inmates.

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doc Harley Mitsugi Nakamura (ddr-csujad-8-50)

Oral history interview with Harley Mitsugi Nakamura. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Nakamura, Harley Mitsugi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-50/

doc Momoyo Mizuki (ddr-csujad-8-91)

Oral history interview with Momoyo Mizuki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Mizuki, Momoyo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-91/

doc Hatsu Mochizuki (ddr-csujad-8-92)

Oral history interview with Hatsu Mochizuki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Mochizuki, Hatsu

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-92/

doc Ena Okonogi Sakamoto (ddr-csujad-8-96)

Oral history interview with Ena Okonogi Sakamoto. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Sakamoto, Ena Okonogi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-96/

doc Masayoshi Sugimoto (ddr-csujad-8-67)

Oral history interview with Masayoshi Sugimoto. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Sugimoto, Masayoshi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-67/

doc Hideichi and Masako Yamane (ddr-csujad-8-84)

Oral history interview with Hideichi and Masako Yamane. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Yamane, Hideichi and Masako

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-84/

img Peace activist and internees (ddr-densho-13-45)

Floyd Schmoe, a pacifist and supporter of the Japanese American community, with Yoshi Asaba and Father Joe Kitagawa at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Father Kitagawa was the Episcopal minister at Minidoka. Floyd Schmoe was born in 1895 and is a peace activist and Quaker from Seattle, Washington. Schmoe was a strong supporter of the Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-13-45/

av Oral history with Ruth King (ddr-csujad-29-380)

An oral interview with Ruth King, a newspaper correspondent for the Klamath Falls Herald and News. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0940. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1353_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-380/

doc Reference letter from Z.O. Loreman for Gentaro Takahashi (ddr-densho-355-188)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355-188/

doc Reference letter from Mrs. N.G. Phillips (ddr-densho-355-185)

Related to ddr-densho-355-184

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355-185/

doc Letter to Clarence Thomas from Elmer Feathers (ddr-densho-383-517)

Letter of personal recommendation for George Tokuda from his friend Elmer Feathers, letter and envelope

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-517/

doc Reference Request for Gentaro Takahashi and response from Ed. C. Metzger (ddr-densho-355-186)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355-186/

doc Reference letter from Bruce Harris for Gentaro Takahashi (ddr-densho-355-189)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355-189/

doc Form No. CL. 1: Claim for Damage to or Loss of Real or Personal Property by a Person of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-densho-483-67)

Claim filed by Fukuyama family for damages and lost property during World War II incarceration. Claim filed for $1106. Approved for $829 on 11/1/25.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-67/

doc "Gifts to Nisei Children arouse town's ire" (ddr-densho-423-153)

Article reprinted from Fellowship, the journal of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, relating story of group sending Christmas gifts to children at Poston which the local town suspected of being weapons sent by conscientious objectors. Signed in upper right corner: Martha Nozawa

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-153/

doc "The Truth about Topaz" (ddr-densho-423-154)

Editorial reprinted from the Deseret News supporting an investigation at Topaz to show that the Japanese are not, in fact, getting a better deal than Americans.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-154/

doc "Democracy and Japanese Americans" (ddr-densho-423-157)

Transcription of pamphlet by Norman Thomas, published by the Post War World Council, criticizing the incarceration and identifying actions to take to protest. Includes letter of support signed by prominent civil rights activists, lawyers, writers and pastors who opposed incarceration: Helen Marston Beardsley, Ernest Besig, John Dos Passos, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Esther Fiske Hammond, Arthur Garfield …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-157/

doc Relocation (ddr-csujad-55-1870)

Essay on "relocation" including a statement by Mildred Gleason, a woman who rented her home out to Japanese-American university students during World War II. From the Poston II Reunion Program. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1873

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1870/

doc Letter from Yuzuru John Takeshita to Mrs. Margaret Gunderson, January 25, 1985 (ddr-csujad-55-255)

Correspondence from Yuzuru John Takeshita to Margaret Gunderson. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0257

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-255/

doc 70,000 American refugees (ddr-csujad-55-337)

Pamphlet describing the evacuation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The author calls for readers to take action against the unjust treatment of Japanese Americans. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0339

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-337/

doc What we're fighting for (ddr-csujad-55-359)

Pamphlet of reprinted statements by United States Servicemen regarding support, misconceptions, and opinions of Americans of Japanese descent. Includes stories of Japanese Americans in combat and descriptions of military personnel's experiences. Statements reprinted from popular newspapers and magazines. "C-1775." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0361

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-359/

doc Endorsement of government policies by the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play (ddr-csujad-55-1741)

List of principles with quotes endorsed by the Pacific Coast Committee on American Principles and Fair Play. Statements cover segregation of disloyal Japanese Americans, right to serve in armed forces, "resettlement" to meet manpower shortages, and fair play for loyal Japanese Americans. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1743

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1741/

doc Letter from Frank G. Muench, May 25, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2622)

Annotated form letter from Frank G. Muench regarding the fact that Lincoln Christian Center in Sacramento, California helped their Japanese friends move safely to Walerga camp [= Sacramento Assembly Center] about 10 miles from Sacramento. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2786

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2622/

doc Letter from Allan A. Hunter, Minister, Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church to Shoji Nagumo, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-910)

Correspondence from Allen Hunter to Shoji Nagumo expressing Hunter's gratitude for cleaning up the grounds and manse at Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0912

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-910/

doc Letter from Ruth Takagi to Mrs. Waegell, June 13, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2315)

Correspondence from Ruth Takagi to Mrs. Waegell regarding Takagi's journey from Elk Grove, California to Manzanar incarceration camp and life in the "reception center." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2421

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2315/