"Enemy alien" classification

vh Kay Uno Kaneko - Hana Shepard - Mae Matsuzaki Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1007-8-11)

Brother finds archived documents pertaining to father's wartime arrest

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the …

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vh Grace F. Oshita Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1013-4-13)

Father's "parole" to Topaz to rejoin family

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-4-13/

vh Yukiko Miyake Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-49-31)

Corresponding with husband, censorship of letters

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-135-47)

Dealing with the aftermath of father's detention: dropping out of school, finding a way to pay the bills

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-135-47/

vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-135-48)

Encountering financial hardship after detention of father

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 46 (ddr-densho-1000-135-46)

Finding out that father had been detained at the immigration office, a place where he had previously worked

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vh Mae Iseri Yamada Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-267-20)

Visiting father in the immigration station

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vh Joe Yasutake Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-136-6)

Father's status as "enemy alien," adhering to "parole" restrictions

Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own …

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vh William Hohri Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-264-3)

Witnessing father's arrest by the FBI: "it was just very intense"

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vh Junko Mizuta Interview Segment 8 (ddr-chi-1-6-8)

Receiving censored letters from father in various internment camps

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-6-8/

doc Treatment of Japanese in America; Churches and Enemy Aliens; Japanese- Americans to be resettled (ddr-csujad-19-75)

Contains three articles from "Federal Council bulletin," published in vol. 25, no. 1 (January 1942), no. 3 (March 1942), and no. 8 (October 1943). Titles include "Treatment of Japanese in America," "Churches and Enemy Aliens," and "Japanese- Americans to be resettled." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-24_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-75/

doc Alien Enemy Program--So Far (ddr-csujad-19-51)

This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," summer 1942, which talks about the classification of the Japanese American people as enemies after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It discusses about the Act of 1798 which states that an alien enemy is a person who is an alien who happens to have enemy nationality. See …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-51/

doc Immigrants and Citizens of Japanese Origin (ddr-csujad-19-49)

This article by Shotaro Frank Miyamoto explains in detail about the concentration of the Japanese Americans on the West Coast, the history of anti-Japanese activities in this region and the racial antagonism expressed by American people against the Japanese in their midst. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-07_03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-49/

doc Farewell to Little Tokyo (ddr-csujad-19-76)

This document describes the sentiment of the American people towards the Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It also describes the "military-forced effect of the evacuation and detention behind the barbed wire of relocation camps" on the Japanese American people. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-25_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-76/

doc This isn't Japan (ddr-csujad-19-54)

This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," autumn 1942, by Mary Oyama which describes the cultural differences between the younger Japanese American Nisei and the older Issei generations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-10_02

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-54/

doc Japanese in Our Midst (ddr-csujad-19-50)

This is an article from the magazine "The Atlantic Monthly," April 1943 which provides a detailed description about the large number of Japanese American people settled in "permanent relocation centers" on the West Coast. It also talks about the distinction between citizen and non-citizen among "the Japanese evacuees." See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-50/

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 Alien registration receipt card, Form AR-3, Koyuta Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-540)

An alien registration receipt card for Koyuta Masukawa. It is singed by her Nisei son, Tsutomu Masukawa. Form AR-3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_07_001

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doc Registration certificate, D.S.S. Form 2, Tomosuke Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-543)

Registration card, D.S.S. Form 2, for Tomosuke Masukawa including personal descriptive information on the verso. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_08_002

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doc Certificate of identification, Form AR-AE-23, Tomosuke Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-541)

A certificate of identification for Tomosuke Masukawa including his personal data, photograph, registration number, fingerprint, signature, and, "Notice to holder of this certificate." Form AR-AE-23. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_07_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-541/

doc Certificate change of residence notice, Form PM-2, Tomosuke Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-542)

A certificate change of residence notice, Form PM-2, for Tomosuke Masukawa issued by a postmaster in Reedley, California. Form PM-2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_08_001

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doc Application for certificate of identification (aliens of enemy nationalities), Form AR-AE-22, Itsuhei Takano (ddr-csujad-42-86)

An application for certificate of identification, Form AR-AE-22, filled by Itsuhei Takano. The United States Government requires all aliens of enemy nationalities, including Italy, Germany, and Japan, to apply at a post office in February 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_41_001

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doc Alien registration receipt card, Form AR-3, Tomoye Takano (ddr-csujad-42-4)

An alien registration receipt card, Form AR-3, for Tomoye Takano. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_04_001

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doc Alien registration receipt card, Form AR-3, Misao Nakano (ddr-csujad-55-178)

Receipt card for Misao Nakano's alien registration. Includes information on Address Reports and Nakano's fingerprint. Form AR-3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0180

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-178/

doc Regulations governing certificates of identification for aliens of enemy nationalities, Form AR-AE-25 (ddr-csujad-55-1936)

Instructional document covering the rules and regulations related to certificates of identification for aliens of enemy nationalities. Covers persons required to apply, persons not required to apply, places to apply, time to apply, modifications of time to apply, method of making application for certificate of identification, certificate of identification, disposition of application forms, nature of information, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1936/

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