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Gordon Hirabayashi

Gordon Hirabayashi, a 24-year-old senior at the University of Washington, arrived at the FBI office in Seattle on May 16, 1942, the date that he had been ordered to register for exclusion. He handed the FBI agent a four-page statement that explained why he refused to register. Hirabayashi was raised as a Quaker and trained as a pacifist, and his reasons for refusal stemmed from his religious convictions and pacifism. Hirabayashi was arrested and his case became an important test of the constitutionality of exclusion. In 1986, Hirabayashi's case was reopened and his convictions surrounding the incarceration were vacated by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing in part that, "racial bias was the cornerstone of the internment orders."

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Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi vs. The United States of America (ddr-densho-156-188)
doc Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi vs. The United States of America (ddr-densho-156-188)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-188/
Hirabayashi v. United States, 828 F.2d 591 (1987) (ddr-densho-405-37)
doc Hirabayashi v. United States, 828 F.2d 591 (1987) (ddr-densho-405-37)
This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-37/
Relocation problems and policies (ddr-densho-381-24)
doc Relocation problems and policies (ddr-densho-381-24)
An address delivered by War Relocation Authority Director, Dillon S. Myer, to the Tuesday Evening Club. Myer discusses a variety of topics, including the creation of the War Relocation Authority, managing the camps, and plans for relocation.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-24/
Statement by Dillon S. Myer about constitutional principles involved in the relocation program (ddr-densho-381-15)
doc Statement by Dillon S. Myer about constitutional principles involved in the relocation program (ddr-densho-381-15)
A statement from Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority, presented before the Costello Sub-committee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Myer discusses the benefits of leave regulations in relation to the constitutionality of the evacuation and relocation program.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-15/
Letter from Floyd Schmoe to Tamako Inouye (ddr-densho-383-545)
doc Letter from Floyd Schmoe to Tamako Inouye (ddr-densho-383-545)
Re: results of Gordon Hirabayashi case, mutual friends, possibility of relocation
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-545/
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-19)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-19)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-19/
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-20)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-20)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-20/
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-17)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-17)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-17/
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-18)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-18)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-18/
Sentinel supplement, series 65 (May 7, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1052)
doc Sentinel supplement, series 65 (May 7, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1052)
News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on employment, public gathering permits; fundraising for the Hirabayashi case, sick leave, victory gardens, clothing allowances, dry cleaning, and lost-and-found. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1054
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1052/
Outcasts!: the story of America's treatment of her Japanese-American minority (ddr-csujad-55-339)
doc Outcasts!: the story of America's treatment of her Japanese-American minority (ddr-csujad-55-339)
Pamphlet covering topics including forced evacuation, incarceration, loyalty of the Japanese American population, plans for "resettlement," a program to prevent further discrimination, and details on the Hirabayashi case. Includes photographs. Originally published in Fortune magazine as "Issei Nisei Kibei." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0341
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-339/
Democracy and Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-55-344)
doc Democracy and Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-55-344)
Pamphlet describing "evacuation", incarceration, court cases including Wakayama, Korematsu, Yasui, Hirabayashi, and Kanai, and the civil liberties issues surrounding the treatment of individuals of Japanese descent during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0346
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-344/
Issei, Nisei, Kibei (ddr-csujad-55-340)
doc Issei, Nisei, Kibei (ddr-csujad-55-340)
Pamphlet covering evacuation, incarceration, loyalty of the Japanese American population, plans for "resettlement", a program to prevent further discrimination, and details on the Hirabayashi case. Includes photographs. Reprinted as "Outcasts! The Story of America's Treatment of Her Japanese-American Minority." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0342
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-340/
Postcard from Sgt. Frank Honda to Iku Morita (ddr-densho-497-10)
doc Postcard from Sgt. Frank Honda to Iku Morita (ddr-densho-497-10)
Postcard of La Jetee-Promenade (Effet de nuit), Nice, France.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-497-10/
Henry Miyatake Interview VI (ddr-densho-1000-58)
vh Henry Miyatake Interview VI (ddr-densho-1000-58)
Nisei male. Born April 28, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Had some key childhood experiences with discrimination that made him a self-described, "independent thinker," and later, an influential figure in the Japanese American community. While a teenager in camp, he wrote and defended an essay criticizing the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-58/
Notes about Gordon Hirabayashi's Coram Nobis case (ddr-densho-122-315)
doc Notes about Gordon Hirabayashi's Coram Nobis case (ddr-densho-122-315)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-315/
Notes about Gordon Hirabayashi's Coram Nobis case (ddr-densho-122-313)
doc Notes about Gordon Hirabayashi's Coram Nobis case (ddr-densho-122-313)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-313/
William Hohri Petition for Rehearing & Rehearing En Banc (ddr-densho-1007-1860)
doc William Hohri Petition for Rehearing & Rehearing En Banc (ddr-densho-1007-1860)
A petition from a 1986 lawsuit, William Hohri, et al. v. United States, by Japanese Americans seeking compensation for property loss as a result of wartime incarceration.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1860/
San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 6 of 10; interview with Dale Minami and Karen Kai, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1627)
av San Francisco Courthouse footage, part 6 of 10; interview with Dale Minami and Karen Kai, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1627)
Sansei lawyers Karen Kai and Dale Minami discuss their family's reluctance to talk about the war, redress legislation, working on the Korematsu case, the coram nobis petition, and the Gordon Hirabayashi and Minoru Yasui cases. Video starts at 0:49. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 106, II SF CT #6, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1627/
Mary Schroeder Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-387-3)
vh Mary Schroeder Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-387-3)
Hearing Gordon Hirabayashi's coram nobis petition
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-387-3/
Mary Schroeder Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-387-6)
vh Mary Schroeder Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-387-6)
Thoughts on Gordon Hirabayashi himself
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-387-6/
Mary Schroeder Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-387-5)
vh Mary Schroeder Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-387-5)
Writing the opinion in the Hirabayashi coram nobis case
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-387-5/
Peter Irons Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-127-14)
vh Peter Irons Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-127-14)
Volunteering to testify before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians; assembling legal team, contacting Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi and Min Yasui
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-127-14/
Peter Irons Interview II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-127-24)
vh Peter Irons Interview II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-127-24)
Gordon Hirabayashi's conviction is vacated in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, decision is made to not take the case to the Supreme Court
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-127-24/
Peter Irons Interview II Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-127-23)
vh Peter Irons Interview II Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-127-23)
Gordon Hirabayashi's case in Seattle federal court, "a partial victory"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-127-23/
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