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A Report of My Work at Minidoka Relocation Center (ddr-densho-483-131)
doc A Report of My Work at Minidoka Relocation Center (ddr-densho-483-131)
Report written by Rev. Tsutomu Fukuyama describing his pastoral work at the Minidoka Relocation Center. Includes two pages of testimonials from former youth group members. Undated.
Angela Noel Gantt Interview (ddr-densho-1020-4)
vh Angela Noel Gantt Interview (ddr-densho-1020-4)
Born in Wilmington, Delaware. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Worked as a Program Management Analyst for the Special Verification Unit of the ORA from 1991 to 1995. After leaving the ORA, following a brief …
Grant Ujifusa Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-97)
vh Grant Ujifusa Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-97)
Sansei male. Born January 4, 1942, in Worland, Wyoming. Graduated from Harvard College in 1965, and went on to earn an M.A. in American History from Brandeis University and an ABT in American Civilization from Brown University. Worked for book publishers Gambit, Houghton Mifflin, Random House, Macmillan, and Reader's Digest magazine. Played an integral part in …
Tokio Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1000-432)
vh Tokio Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1000-432)
Kibei male. Born September 2, 1922, in Hawaii. Moved with family to Hiroshima at age three, then returned to the Fresno area of the U.S. for high school. During World War II, was sent to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. While at Jerome, refused to answer the so-called "loyalty questions" …
Speak Out for Justice: August 5, 1981 - Part 1 (ddr-densho-1024-103)
av Speak Out for Justice: August 5, 1981 - Part 1 (ddr-densho-1024-103)
Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) veterans speak out about the injustice shown to Japanese Americans during World War II and in solidarity demand redress. A confrontation occurs between testifier Jim Kawaminami and author Lillian Baker, who denied that Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. Introduction by Roy Nakano, Director of UCLA Asian American Studies Center. …
Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-1)
doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-1)
Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell with an update on her efforts to gather testimonial letters in hopes of helping her father and Mr. N. be released from the Santa Fe Internment Camp.
Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-10)
doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-10)
Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell about the living conditions at Gila River and updates on Sunday School.
Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-48)
doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-48)
Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell with a wish for the war to end.
Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-7)
doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-7)
Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell about the living conditions at Gila River a week after arriving.
Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-26)
doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-26)
Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell about health issues, her job, unhappiness in Gila River that boys are being recruited for military service but were denied to opportunity before being incarcerated, other prejudices, and more.
Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-21)
doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-21)
Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell about Christmas celebrations and discusses money owed for items Violet and her father sent to Amy.
Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-3)
doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-3)
Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell about life in the Tulare Assembly Center. Martha talks about the harsh living conditions, like side effects from the typhoid vaccine and lack of privacy in the bathrooms. She also writes about the jobs she and her family are doing and asks Violet for help with book recommendations and card …
Postcard from Amy Morooka Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-9)
doc Postcard from Amy Morooka Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-9)
Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell with a request for a hymn book and an astronomy book.
Letter from Col. William Scobey to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-67-56)
doc Letter from Col. William Scobey to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-67-56)
Letter from Col. William Scobey to Dillon Myer regarding Gen. Emmons' response to halting evacuation of Hawaiian Japanese to the mainland. Emmons agreed to suspend evacuation except for those who "would be considered safe" in the mainland. Emmons also states that the response to the all-nisei team was favorable and projects 10,000 nisei volunteers. He suggests …
Memo from William P. Scobey to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-67-54)
doc Memo from William P. Scobey to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-67-54)
Memo from William P. Scobey to Dillon Myer summarizing a previous message sent to General Delos Emmons about evacuating Hawaiian Japanese. Outlines four major problems with evacuation to the mainland, including legal complications, lack of resources, and potential for tensions between Hawaiian and mainland Japanese. Advises Emmons to reconsider evacuation program.
Letter to Henrietta Schoen from Mrs. Tatsuyo Matsuo (ddr-densho-223-79)
doc Letter to Henrietta Schoen from Mrs. Tatsuyo Matsuo (ddr-densho-223-79)
Letter thanking Henrietta Schoen for her care of Sei Fujii and telling her of his travel to Lordsburg.
Sworn statement by Eva C. Goodenough on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama. Page 1 of 3. (ddr-one-5-196)
doc Sworn statement by Eva C. Goodenough on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama. Page 1 of 3. (ddr-one-5-196)
Photocopy of a declassified seven point sworn statement from Eva C. Goodenough on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama. The form originated in the County of Jerome, Idaho, but that information was slashed through and replaced with County of Multnomah, Oregon. For this first page of the statement, Mrs. Goodenough states that she made Dr. Keizaburo Koyama in …
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