Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire"

To help administer the military draft and work release program, the U.S. Army and the War Relocation Authority (WRA) produced "loyalty questionnaires" for all Japanese Americans seventeen years of age and older. The questionnaires contained two questions that caused confusion and controversy. Despite serious problems with the wording and meaning of the questions, government officials and others generally considered those who answered "no" to these two questions to be "disloyal" to the United States, and they were transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp which was designated a segregation camp. "Yes" answers to these questions made Japanese Americans eligible for service in the U.S. Army, and some became eligible for release and resettlement in areas outside of the West Coast exclusion zones.

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doc Certification of registration (ddr-csujad-55-1633)

Certificate acknowledging that an incarceree has completed registration at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1635

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1633/

doc Questions to and answers by Mr. Robertson regarding registration questionnaires (ddr-csujad-55-420)

List of questions from incarcerees and answers by Guy Robertson, Project Director at Heart Mountain incarceration camp, regarding registration (also known as the "loyalty questionnaire"). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0422

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-420/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 34 (February 23, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1029)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information about registration ("loyalty questionnaire"), electricity conservation, shoe repair, barber, beautician, and track worker jobs, a visit from Milwaukee relocation officer, and outside employment interviews. Includes section in Japanese. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1029/

doc Memo from Ted Nakamura, Central Comm. Chairman, to all block managers, DSS form 165, February 13, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-188)

Memorandum of understanding from Ted Nakamura to Block Managers at Tule Lake regarding registration form WRA 304a (also known as the "loyalty questionnaire") and whether or not an individual is volunteering his services for the United States Army when filling out the form. Memo also includes a copy of the Application for Voluntary Induction, DSS Form …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-188/

doc Registration schedule (ddr-csujad-55-189)

Schedule for incarcerees to fill out the Statement of United States Citizen of Japanese Ancestry (form DSS 304a) and Application for Leave Clearance (form WRA 126) from February 18 through February 26, 1943. Schedule includes dates for males and females from each block in the Tule Lake camp. See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-189/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 36 (February 25, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1031)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information about registration ("loyalty questionnaire") and block elections. Includes section in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1033

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1031/

doc Relocation program (ddr-csujad-55-1914)

Speech delivered by by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the Relocation Authority to the American Legion covering the history and activities of the War Relocation Authority, registration and "loyalty questionnaire," and attitudes towards Japanese Americans and the "relocation" program. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1917

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1914/

doc Substitution for question 28 on WRA 126R (ddr-csujad-55-887)

Substitution for Question 28 on the Application for Leave Clearance, WRA Form 126 R (also known as the "loyalty questionnaire"). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0889

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-887/

doc Notice from the War Relocation Authority to incarcerees, February 13, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-190)

Notice from the War Relocation Authority to incarcerees regarding registration for service in the U.S. Army and procedures for forms DSS 304a and WRA 126. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0192

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-190/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 32 (February 18, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1028)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes an announcement from Project Director, Guy Robertson, on registration ("loyalty questionnaire"), and information on clothing allowances, investigation committee, and postal services. Includes section in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1028/

doc Letter from Masahiko Miyakoda (ddr-csujad-55-132)

Statement by Masahiko Miyakoda describing his answer to the loyalty questionnaire. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0134

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-132/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 38 (March 1, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1033)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on registration ("loyalty questionnaire"), temporary Community Council, tax returns, and shoe rations. Includes section in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1035

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1033/

doc Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, Form DSS 304A (ddr-csujad-55-184)

Questionnaire distributed to male U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry over the age of 17, commonly known as the, "loyalty questionnaire." Individuals were required to supply information regarding place of birth; date of birth; places of residence; height; weight; hair color; eye color; voter status (when and where he first registered); if married, his wife's ancestry; the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-184/

doc Sentinel supplement, series 42 (March 9, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1037)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information a response from Block Chairmen and Block Managers regarding registration ("loyalty questionnaire") and change in schedule for a social event. Includes section in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1037/

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 Torakichi Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-52)

The Form 26 Individual Record contains information about education, employment, religion, military service, addresses before and at camp, and other demographic information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-292-52/

doc Frank Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-50)

The Form 26 Individual Record contains information about education, employment, religion, military service, addresses before and at camp, and other demographic information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-292-50/

doc Yoshiko Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-51)

The Form 26 Individual Record contains information about education, employment, religion, military service, addresses before and at camp, and other demographic information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-292-51/

Transcription of speech by Charles Ernst, Topaz camp director. Transcription from handwritten notes, object ddr-densho-410-33. (ddr-densho-410-32)

doc Transcription of speech by Charles Ernst, Topaz camp director. Transcription from handwritten notes, object ddr-densho-410-33. (ddr-densho-410-32)

Discussing goals of WRA in creating camps, and creation of all-Japanese military unit, and requirements for filling out questionnaire and registering. Typed transcription, pages 1-4

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-32/

doc Handwritten notes of speech by Charles Ernst, Topaz camp director. (ddr-densho-410-33)

A transcription of this speech is available at object ddr-densho-410-32.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-33/

doc Letter to Alice Neary from Miyuki (Yabe) Yasui (ddr-ohs-1-70)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-70/

doc War Relocation Authority Individual Record (ddr-ohs-1-75)

War Relocation Authority Form 26 for Miyuki Yabe.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-75/

doc War Relocation Authority Case File for Mitsuye Yabe (ddr-ohs-1-74)

WRA - 26; WRA 156 - Request for Transportation of Property; Evacuee Property Report; War Relocation Authority Transportation Division Memorandums; WRA Basic Family Face Sheets; WRA Enlistee Service and Payment Record Cards; Alien Leave Permit; Permit for Evacuee to Return to a Relocation Center; Indefinite Leave Agreement; Evacuee File

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-74/

doc War Relocation Authority Individual Record (ddr-ohs-1-73)

War Relocation Authority Form 26 for Mitsuye H. Yabe.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-73/

doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-28)

Excerpt: "Being a very poor correspondent, it has taken all this time to write you again." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-28/