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Newsletter:
doc Newsletter: "Penn-Notes" (ddr-densho-35-416)
Newsletter produced mainly by Nisei who resettled to Philadelphia from the camps. Includes information on housing, employment, schools, and social events for the Japanese American community.
War Relocation Authority publication:
doc War Relocation Authority publication: "Philadelphia" (ddr-densho-35-419)
Pamphlet produced by the Philadelphia District Office of the War Relocation Authority (WRA). Provides testimonials by Japanese Americans who had recently resettled to Philadelphia from the camps. Many WRA publications, such as this one, portrayed the resettlement experience in a positive light to attract Japanese Americans to the Midwest and East Coast.
War Relocation Authority publication (ddr-densho-35-420)
doc War Relocation Authority publication (ddr-densho-35-420)
Pamphlet published by the Philadelphia District Office of the War Relocation Authority (WRA) titled: "Invitation to Philadelphia." Provides testimonials by recently resettled Japanese Americans as well as education and employment information about the city. Many WRA publications, such as this one, portrayed the resettlement experience in a positive light to attract Japanese Americans to the Midwest …
Resettlement booklet on East Coast schools (ddr-densho-35-421)
doc Resettlement booklet on East Coast schools (ddr-densho-35-421)
Resettlement booklet titled: "Schools For Your Children in the East Coast Area." Provides information about schools to Japanese American families resettling to the East Coast from the camps.
Resettlement publication (ddr-densho-35-422)
doc Resettlement publication (ddr-densho-35-422)
Publication titled: "The Philadelphia Hostel - Resettlement Gateway To Pennsylvania And Southern New Jersey." Provides information about the Philadelphia Hostel, a short-term housing option for Japanese Americans resettling to the East Coast.
Transcript of Dillon S. Myer speech (ddr-densho-35-423)
doc Transcript of Dillon S. Myer speech (ddr-densho-35-423)
Transcript of a speech given by War Relocation Authority (WRA) Director, Dillon S. Myer about the WRA's history and programs.
War Relocation Authority:
doc War Relocation Authority: "Bibliography of Japanese in America" (ddr-densho-35-424)
A bibliography compiled by the War Relocation Authority of all the written sources on Japanese Americans.
Article:
doc Article: "America's Refugees: Exodus and Diaspora" (ddr-densho-35-425)
Article written by John W. Powell, Assistant Chief of Community Services at Poston concentration camp, Arizona.
Publication:
doc Publication: "Resettlement Hand-Book" (ddr-densho-35-426)
Handbook on resettlement written by The Committee on Resettlement of Japanese Americans.
Military publication:
doc Military publication: "Pocket Guide to China" (ddr-densho-35-427)
Government publication used to train soldiers stationed in China. Uses many stereotypical references and drawings about Chinese people and culture. Also includes a section on Japanese people titled: "How to Spot a Jap" (see pages 69-79).
Amicus brief filed in the Korematsu case (ddr-densho-35-428)
doc Amicus brief filed in the Korematsu case (ddr-densho-35-428)
Amicus Curiae brief filed on behalf of the states of California, Oregon and Washington in the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States of America.

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