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Application for naturalization

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ddr-densho-126-3 (Legacy UID: denshopd-p126-00003)

Yoshihara Collection

U.S. law forbade people of Japanese ancestry from becoming naturalized citizens until 1952. This document is an application for naturalization filed by an issei male in 1947.

April 29, 1947

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