Ordeal of Tokio Yamane
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-1007-1825
PARENT COLLECTION
Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection
DESCRIPTION
Tokio Yamasaki's statement to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians describing the abuse and discrimination he faced while incarcerated which ultimately led to his renouncement of his U.S. citizenship resulting in his deportation to Japan He then argues his support for redress and reparations.
DATE
c. 1981
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Miscellaneous Documents
OBJECT FORMAT
Document
TOPICS
- Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings
- World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Expatriation/repatriation/deportation
- Japan -- Post-World War II
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Yamane, Tokio (author)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
