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vh Florence Ohmura Dobashi Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-434-22)

Working for Ernest Besig at the ACLU of Northern California

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vh Ernest Besig Interview (ddr-densho-1002-3)

White male. Born in May 30, 1904, in Albany, New York. Founder and Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California from 1934 to 1971. Fought for civil rights throughout his career, and was involved in the General Strike in San Francisco, the McCarthy Era, and the Free Speech, civil rights, and anti-war …

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-181-10)

Working with Wayne Collins and Ernest Besig

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-181-4)

Being approached by ACLU attorney Ernest Besig

Due to technical difficulties and conditions at the time of taping, there is loud background noise in this interview.

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vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1002-3-9)

Meeting with Japanese American Citizens League representatives

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

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vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1002-3-6)

Opinions in San Francisco, California and the ACLU split over issue of incarceration

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-6/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-3-10)

Reflections on the incarceration, monetary aspects

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on …

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vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1002-3-5)

Visit to Tule Lake to investigate stockade situation

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-5/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1002-3-4)

Traveling to Tule Lake concentration camp

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-4/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-3-12)

Thoughts on Wayne Collins

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …

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vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-3-7)

Description of Norman Thomas

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-7/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1002-3-8)

Climate of San Francisco, California, at the time of the bombing of Pearl Harbor

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-8/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1002-3-11)

Postwar activities of the ACLU

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-11/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-3-1)

Background as a lawyer; involvement in Imperial Valley labor strikes

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-1/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1002-3-2)

Description of the Holmes-Eureka lumber mill strike

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-2/

vh Ernest Besig Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-3-3)

The ACLU's position on the incarceration, and thoughts on the Japanese American Citizen's League

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-3-3/

doc Rights of Jap Citizen to Be Tested in Court (June 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-813)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 5, 1942, p. 16

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doc "Democracy and Japanese Americans" (ddr-densho-423-157)

Transcription of pamphlet by Norman Thomas, published by the Post War World Council, criticizing the incarceration and identifying actions to take to protest. Includes letter of support signed by prominent civil rights activists, lawyers, writers and pastors who opposed incarceration: Helen Marston Beardsley, Ernest Besig, John Dos Passos, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Esther Fiske Hammond, Arthur Garfield …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-157/

Narrator Ernest Besig

White male. Born May 30, 1904, in Albany, New York. Founder and Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California from 1934 to 1971. Fought for civil rights throughout his career, and was involved in the General Strike in San Francisco, the McCarthy Era, and the Free Speech, civil rights, and anti-war movements. …

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