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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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img Soldier sitting on the deck of a ship (ddr-densho-201-818)

Caption in album: "General' Kumaki / L.A. California." Soldiers on a ship taking them back to the United States.

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img Japanese-owned farm recently sold (ddr-densho-151-121)

Original caption: Near Centerville, Alameda County, California. Japanese berry farm transferred to a Yugoslavian in United States since 1913.

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doc Letter from Masako Adachi to Foreign Service of the U.S. of America, August 29, 1951 (ddr-csujad-55-2251)

Correspondence from Masako Adachi to the United States Foreign Service regarding Adachi's travel and repatriation to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2354

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doc Mensaje Para Subditos Japoneses de la Camara de Representantes Japonesa (ddr-csujad-55-880)

Correspondence from the Japanese government to incarcerated Japanese nationals in the United States (via the Spanish Ambassador to the United States). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0882

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doc Letter from Wayne M. Collins, Attorney at Law, to Miss Haruye Imahori, January 13, 1950 (ddr-csujad-55-2246)

Correspondence from Wayne Collins to Haruye Imahori regarding individuals who renounced their United States citizenship and repatriated to Japan but wish to return to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2349

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Draft of petition to the President of the United States of America from American citizens of Japanese ancestry at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming (ddr-csujad-55-877)

doc Draft of petition to the President of the United States of America from American citizens of Japanese ancestry at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming (ddr-csujad-55-877)

Draft petition letter to the President of the United States regarding clarification of the citizenship status of United States citizens of Japanese ancestry incarcerated at Heart Mountain. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0879

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doc Letter from Frank S. Okusako, 1st Lt., Infantry, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-233)

Statement by Frank Okusako describing his family's loyalty to the United States, his upbringing in Auburn, California, service in the United States Army, and arguing for his family's release from Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0235

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doc Extracts from statements regarding the Americans of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-csujad-19-57)

This document is a text of letter sent by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, which mainly talks about the President approving the proposal of the War Department to organize a combat team consisting of loyal American citizens of Japanese descent. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Individual request for repatriation, Form WCCA R-100 (ddr-csujad-55-185)

Form distributed to individuals requesting repatriation. Questions cover the individual's personal description, citizenship, entry into the United States, residence outside of the United States, education, employment, previous residences, and relatives. Form WCCA R-100. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0187

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doc Final order, judgement, and decree as to certain named plaintiffs who have submitted affidavits in lieu of oral testimony (ddr-csujad-12-10)

According to these court proceedings the plaintiff by Charles Elmer Collett, Assistant United States Attorney, Attorneys for Defendants, Tsugitada Kanamori is to be hereinafter identified as a citizen of the United States of America. This document makes it clear that the purported renunciation of his citizenship is "null, void, and without legal effect upon that status …

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img Assembly center gate (ddr-densho-151-56)

Original WRA caption: San Bruno, California. A sign at the main entrance of the Tanforan Assembly center, through which all traffic passes. The gate is guarded and controlled by United States soldiers.

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doc Letter from Wayne M. Collins, Attorney at Law, to Tsugitada Kanamori, May 19, 1958 (ddr-csujad-12-11)

This letter by Wayne M. Collins, Attorney at Law, discusses the "Final Order, Judgement and Decree," which was brought to litigation on behalf of Tsugitada Kanamori, who had renounced his United States citizenship. According to the judgement, which can be seen in item: csudh_tsu_0010, this renunciation is null and void and thus Kanamori will remain a …

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vh Kikuno Goi - Mitsuo Goi Interview (ddr-chi-1-1)

Kibei Nisei couple. Kikuno was born in the United States, then moved to Japan with her family after her father passed away. In the lead up to World War II, her uncle sent Kikuno and her brother back to the United States, where they were raised in foster care in northern California. During World War II, …

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vh Jack Dairiki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-325)

Kibei male. Born December 25, 1930 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, traveled to Japan with father to Japan, then could not return to the United States because of impending war. Was living in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Returned to the …

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doc Redress!: the American promise (ddr-csujad-1-204)

A booklet records the history of Japanese and Japanese-Americans who faced anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_04_07_001

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doc Japanese family in America (ddr-csujad-55-50)

Article reprinted from the "Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science" on the status of Japanese in the United States. Article includes sections on the Unique Position of the Japanese, Minority Groups in the United States, Background of the Japanese in California, After the War Began, Evacuation, Factors Strengthening Family Solidarity, Summary, and …

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vh Kenji Ogawa Interview (ddr-manz-1-170)

Sansei male. Born April 16, 1942, in Manzanar, California. In 1943, parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and were transferred to the Tule Lake segregation center, California. Moved with family to Japan, and returned to the United States in the 1950s to attend high school.

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doc Check for $20,000 from the United States Treasury to Toyoko Masaki (ddr-csujad-55-129)

Restitution check for $20,000 from the United States Treasury to Toyoko Masaki. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0131

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doc Check for $20,000 from the United States Treasury to Dorothy Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2116)

Restitution check for $20,000 from the United States Treasury to Dorothy Nakamura. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2219

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2116/

doc Enemies in Name Only (ddr-csujad-19-88)

An editorial from "The new republic," vol. 107, no. 13, number 1452 (September 28, 1942), describes the classification and registration of aliens of enemy nationality residing within the United States. It goes on to discuss the question that what proportion of these people are 'enemies' and what proportion are 'loyal' to the United States. See this …

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img Relief map depicting camp location (ddr-densho-37-411)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Picture of relief map showing location of Manzanar, War Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry, in Owens Valley, California, which is flanked in background by the High Sierras and in foreground by Mount Whitney, loftiest peak in the United States.

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vh Rose Ito Tsunekawa Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-13)

Nisei female. Born July 9, 1930, in Salinas, California. Grew up in Salinas, where father ran a successful farm. In 1941, moved with family to Japan. Remained in Japan during World War II and worked as an interpreter. After the war, returned to the United States and presently lives in California.

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doc United States postal money order purchaser's receipt (ddr-csujad-5-269)

United States postal money order purchaser's receipt for one dollar and 50 cents. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_05_002

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doc They work for victory: the story of Japanese Americans and the war effort (ddr-csujad-55-331)

Pamphlet on Nisei in the United States during World War II. Includes photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0333

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-331/

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