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Letter from Issei man to his family

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OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-25-67 (Legacy UID: denshopd-p25-00067)

PARENT COLLECTION

Yamada Collection

DESCRIPTION

After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the FBI under the Department of Justice began arresting aliens of Japanese, German, and Italian ancestry. These aliens, although they had not been charged with specific crimes, were considered "dangerous" by the U.S. government, and were interned in special Justice Department camps.

DATE

December 31, 1941

LOCATION

Sent from Seattle, Washington

OBJECT GENRE

Correspondence

OBJECT FORMAT

Document

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CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Yamada Family Collection

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
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ddr-densho-25-67-mezzanine-15e40cd57c - Letter
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ddr-densho-25-67-mezzanine-41457c2abd - Transcription
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