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doc Interview with Edward Ennis (ddr-densho-67-97)

Interview with Edward Ennis, U.S. Department of Justice attorney. Ennis recalls his feelings about evacuation, internment and reparations. He also describes the roles and opinions of President Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, General DeWitt, Attorney General Francis Biddle and others.

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doc Order from Attorney General Francis Biddle on the internment of Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-227)

Photocopy of a declassified order from U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle vacating the prior order concerning the internment of Keizaburo Koyama on February 28, 1942. Biddle further orders that Koyama be paroled to the custody of the District Parole Officer for the District in which the appropriate War Relocation Center is located. A condition of Koyama's …

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doc "Memorandum for the Attorney General" (ddr-densho-67-125)

Memo to Francis Biddle from J. Edgar Hoover about Japanese Americans living on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Local sheriffs want to raid Japanese homes and eventually remove them from the reservation. Hoover describes the history of tension due to the Japanese leasing Yakima Reservation lands. He concludes that the FBI will not sanction any raids or …

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doc Alien Removal Zones Extended (February 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-591)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 1, 1942, p. 10

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doc F.B.I. Ousts Nipponese in Island Raid (February 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-592)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 2, 1942, pp. 1, 2

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doc F.B.I. to Begin Tule Lake Probe (November 11, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-980)

The Seattle Daily Times, November 11, 1943, p. 3

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit V (ddr-densho-405-24)

Correspondence from James Lawrence Fly to Francis Biddle regarding Biddle's questions about the accuracy of the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuees from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit V in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, …

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit W (ddr-densho-405-25)

Correspondence from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle denying any evidence in the FBI of espionage activities on the West Coast after Pearl Harbor. This document was Exhibit W in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret …

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit Z (ddr-densho-405-28)

Memo from Edward J. Ennis to Francis Biddle regarding the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit Z in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, …

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doc Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 3 of 4. (ddr-one-5-114)

Photocopy of a declassified letter written to Dr. William G. Everson, President of Linnfield College in McMinneville, Oregon and Chairman of the Alien Enemy Hearing Board by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. This is the third page of a four-part letter. Mrs. Goodenough notes that per the morning newspaper, the Examining Board for Dr. Koyama's hearing …

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doc Regulations governing certificates of identification for aliens of enemy nationalities, Form AR-AE-25 (ddr-csujad-55-1936)

Instructional document covering the rules and regulations related to certificates of identification for aliens of enemy nationalities. Covers persons required to apply, persons not required to apply, places to apply, time to apply, modifications of time to apply, method of making application for certificate of identification, certificate of identification, disposition of application forms, nature of information, …

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doc Notice to aliens of enemy nationalities: certificates of identification, Form AR-AE-91 (ddr-csujad-55-1937)

Notice to aliens of enemy nationalities regarding certificates of identification. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1940

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doc Interview with James Rowe, Assistant to the Attorney General (ddr-densho-67-83)

Interview with James Rowe, Assistant to the Attorney General. Rowe describes how Executive Order 9066 came about. The Justice Department had been opposed to evacuation but after a meeting with the War Department, Attorney General Francis Biddle changed his mind to support 9066. Rowe and others disagreed with this, but went along with 9066 to keep …

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit P (ddr-densho-405-18)

Correspondence from John L. DeWitt to Francis Biddle regarding a report on the "Japanese Question." This document was Exhibit P in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret Chon, Carol Izumi, Jerry Kang, and Frank Wu.

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doc Letter from Forrest Lear to Attorney General Francis Biddle and response from Edward J. Ennis (ddr-densho-1007-1035)

Xeroxed copy. Advocates against the internment of Japanese Americans. Response is from Edward J. Ennis, director of the Alien Enemy Control Unit.

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doc Court order on the internment of Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-163)

Photocopy of a declassified court order stating that Keizaburo Koyama, having been found to be an enemy alien, be interned immediately.

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Aliens Rush to Turn in Radios, Cameras Here. Police and Sheriff Accept Property Given Up By Japanese, Germans and Italians at U.S. Order. (December 28, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-562)

doc Aliens Rush to Turn in Radios, Cameras Here. Police and Sheriff Accept Property Given Up By Japanese, Germans and Italians at U.S. Order. (December 28, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-562)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 28, 1941, p. 1

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doc Federal Bureau of Investigation Case file for Keizaburo Koyama. Page 3 of 4. (ddr-one-5-171)

Photocopy of a declassified file on Keizaburo Koyama by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report notes that cannot verify if the FBI actually had the Japanese Association under surveillance, but the secretive activities of the group warranted greater scrutiny. The FBI does not find Koyama to be a Japanese leader, but his continued financial support …

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doc Treason is Laid to 3 Jap Women (May 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1041)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 9, 1944, p. 5

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doc 'Race Persecution,' Say Jap Suspects (May 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1042)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 10, 1944, p. 13

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doc Japanese Ceremonial Swords. Ancient Weapons Given Up By Seattle's Alien Japanese (January 4, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-568)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 4, 1942, p. 10

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doc Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 4 of 4. (ddr-one-5-115)

Photocopy of a declassified petition to Attorney General of the United States Francis Biddle on behalf of Dr. Koyama included in a letter to Dr. William G. Everson. The letter was undersigned by American citizens and friends of Dr. Koyama and attesting to their belief that he is a loyal individual and would bring no harm …

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doc American-made refugees (ddr-densho-381-3)

A report compiling reasons why the forced evacuation of Japanese-Americans from the West Coast was unnecessary and motivated by war hysteria. The report also brings up questions about the constitutionality of the evacuation, in addition to spelling out the effects the evacuation has had in terms of human suffering and economic losses. The report concludes with …

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doc The Evacuation of the Japanese During World War II (ddr-densho-390-141)

An essay describing the evacuation of Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II, including a list a recommended further readings.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 16 (October 18, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-42)

Selected article titles: "JACL Steps Up Campaign on Detention Camps" (p. 1), "Flower grower's labor issue shifts to Denver airport" (p. 1), "Milder redevelopment approach of Little Tokyo endorsed by JACL" (p. 1), "Wartime U.S. attorney general Biddle dies, rued Evacuation" (p. 1), "Hawaii election bid seen tough for Nisei congressmen" (p. 1), "Mike Masaoka Tokyo-bound …

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