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Collection Takeda Family Collection (ddr-densho-501)

The Takeda Family were a farmers in Milpitas, California. The family consisted of married couple, Shoji and Chizu with their children and Shoji's father. During World War II they were all removed to Tule Lake. While at Tule Lake, members of their farming community helped to manage their farm. The family was about to gain agricultural …

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doc National Emergency Conference report (ddr-densho-67-15)

Japanese American Citizens League report from a conference addressing internal security in Manzanar concentration camp, California. Report warns of internal strife, danger of pro-Japan groups, reports on judicial system, fire and police protection, and illicit activities. Includes an account of an attack on a Japanese American camp police officer, and description of "gangs" within camp.

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 32 (August 5, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-193)

Selected article titles: "Shiramizu Test Case is Moved to California Federal Court" (p. 1), "Methodist Pastor Criticizes 'Prejudice' in Town of Cody" (p. 1), "16 Unions Force Evacuees to Quit Jobs in Chicago, Move Thought Significant" (p. 1), "Two Students are Beaten at Laramie" (p. 1), "Editorial: Over-Optimism" (p. 4), "Tule Lake Draft Case Dismissed" (p. …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 9 (February 26, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-170)

Selected article titles: "Good Citizenship: An Editorial" (p. 1), "No Rules Prohibit Nisei from Any Service Branch. First Group Will Leave Here Sunday" (p. 1), "Morale Reflects Many Facets in Day-to-Day Life in Camp" (p. 4), "California Minister: 'Rights of Nisei Should be Restored'" (p. 5), "Lewis Pleads for Distinction Between 'Loyal and Disloyal'" (p. 8).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 17 (April 28, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-17)

Selected article titles: "Placer County Jury Rules Trio Innocent of Terrorism. Defendants Acquitted on All Counts After White Supremacy Plea by Defense Attorney" (p. 1), "Nisei Troops Returned Secretly To Italy, Moved into Positions At Night to Surprise Germans" (p. 2), "California Anti-Evacuee Groups Organize State Body to Carry On Campaign Against Nisei" (p. 2).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 21 (November 24, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-47)

Selected article titles: "State Supreme Court May Hear Oyama Test Case on California Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "Repatriates in Canada Fight Deportation" (p. 1), "Wounded Veteran of 442nd Robbed, Slain in Stockton" (p. 1), "Pressure by Pro-Japan Groups on Tule Renunciants Affirmed By Myer; WRA Duress Denied" (p. 2), "Army Barracks Converted for Evacuee Use" …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 8 (March 1, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-9)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "California Conference Seeks Payment of Evacuee Claims" (p. 1), "British Columbia, Ontario Have Largest Totals of Evacuees" (p. 2), "Many Stranded Nisei Scheduled To Return to U.S. Soon" (p. 3), "Report Housing Situation Still Critical for Bay Area Evacuees" (p. 8).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 23 (December 11, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-49)

Selected article titles: "ADC Will Seek Amendment To Enemy Trading Act to Prevent Losses of Property" (p. 1), "California Civic Unity Group Will Survey Discriminatory Practices on Cemetery Plots" (p. 1), "National Committee of Amvets Reaffirms Support of Measure To Amend Naturalization Law" (p. 3), "Last Two Canadian Evacuees End Moose Jaw Sitdown Strike" (p. 3).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 21 (June 2, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-22)

Selected article titles: "Employment Outlook Improves For Japanese Americans in Hawaii as Result of War" (p. 1), "Nisei Soldier Rescued After Six Months as War Prisoner" (p. 1), "California Assembly Passes Bill to Lower Issei Licenses" (p. 2), "Assembly Acts to Repeal Ban Against Chinese, Mongolians" (p. 3), "Survivor of A-Bomb Attack Tells of War Experiences" …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 9 (August 30, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-35)

Selected article titles: "California Official's Decision Not to Appeal Masaoka Case Marks End of State Statute" (p. 1), "Immigration Service Delays Issei Filing for Citizenship Until New Forms Available" (p. 1), "Initiate Concerted Campaign To Encourage Hawaii's Issei To Seek U.S. Naturalization" (p. 3), "No Decision Reached as Yet On Moving JACL's National Headquarters to West …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 24 (December 10, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-49)

Selected article titles: "California Civic Unit Groups Urge Passage of Legislation for Equality in Naturalization" (p. 1), "California's Alien Land Statute Challenged in New Suit Filed By Members of Masaoka Family" (p. 1), "Nisei Doctor Studies Children Who Survived Hiroshima Blast" (p. 1), "Anti-Negro Threats by Chicago Crowd Told by Nisei CIO Leader" (p. 2).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 21 (November 25, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-47)

Selected article titles: "Walter Resolution Passage Heads JACL ADC's Agenda for Coming 'Lame Duck' Session" (p. 1), "California Court Plans Hearings in Test Cases. Alien Land Statute Under Attack in Masaoka, Fujii Cases" (p. 1), "Japanese Americans Among Victims of Coast Area Floods" (p. 1), "Strandees Regain Citizenship Despite Participation in 1946 Japanese General Election" (p. …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 14 (April 8, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-14)

Selected article titles: "Possibility for Early Senate Action on Walter Measure Looms Through Calendar Call" (p. 1), "32 Taken Ill After Party in California City. Eleven Hospitalized of Food Poisoning at Housewarming Fete" (p. 1), "Necessity of Mass Evacuation Debated at College Symposium" (p. 2), "Masaoka Cites Need for Nisei Organization in Coast Speech" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 15 (October 11, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-41)

Select article titles: "U.S. Supreme Court Reconvenes, JACL Interested in Three Cases" (p. 1); "40,000 Filipinos in California prospering; race problems minimized" (p. 1); "Percentage of Nisei Marrying Into Other Racial Groups Increasing Over Past Decade in Hawaii" (p. 2); "Army installation named for Nisei hero" (p. 7); "Apathy Toward Sacrifices of Nisei GIs Hit" (p. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 22 (November 27, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-47)

Selected article titles: "JACL health plan quota dropped for PSW, open enrollment starts" (p. 1), "Citizenship case argued before Supreme Court" (p. 1), "Teachers needed for Asian courses" (p. 1), "Contributions of all minorities in growth of California to be noted" (p. 1), "Filipino community awakening, now in search of policy of self-continuity" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 3 (January 15, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-3)

Selected article titles: "Another Angle Proposed to Eliminate Alien Land Law" (p.1), "Texas Issei Pioneers in Farming Had Little Thought of 'Hiki-Age'" (p.1-2, 4), "Japanese Supplemental Farm Workers Program in California Jeopardized by Latest U.S. Labor Dept. Rule to Remove Braceros" (p.1), "Los Angeles Area Oriental Groups Form Council" (p.3-4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 22 (June 1, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-22)

Selected article titles: "Congressional Help Being Considered for Evacuee Tax Probe" (p.1), "'Varsity Victory Volunteers' Remembered as U. of Hawaii's Contribution to War Effort" (p.1), "California-Trained Farmers Make Good" (p.2), "Juvenile Delinquency Costs U.S. Taxpayers $4,000 a Year to Keep Youngster in State School-Twice Tuition to First-Rate Prep School" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 16 (April 19, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-16)

Selected article titles: "Wheat Farmers Urged to Study Facts of May 21 Referendum" (pp. 1-2), "20th Anniversary Rites of Nisei in Armed Forces Slated" (pp. 1, 4), "Washington Newsletter: Democratic Civil Rights Bill" (pp. 2, 4), and "California May Go into Business of Recruiting Migrant Labor for Domestic Farms to Replace Braceros, If Song Bill Passes" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 16 (October 20, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-42)

Selected article titles: "Rowher Cemetery Dedicated as Arkansas Historical Site Sunday" (pp. 1-2), "Nisei-Negro Pair Go on Mission for White House" (p. 1), "U.S. Civil Rights Report Indicates Negro in California Hit Hardest in Housing Bias" (p. 2), and "Nisei Family Included in Move from N.Y. to Chico to Avoid Threat from Atomic Bombs" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 109, No. 5 (September 1, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-30)

Selected article titles: "Textbook Revision Resolution Vents Bad Feelings in California" (pp. 1, 3), "JACL to Dedicate Tule Lake Linkville Cemetery Sept. 10" (p. 1), "ORA Estimates 16,000 Eligible Potentials for Redress 70 Years and Up as of 1988" (p. 2), and "A Brown Japanese Amerasian Speaks: The Defense and Nurture of Amerasian Culture in America" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 113, No. 19 [December 6-13, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-44)

Select article titles: "Pearl Harbor" (p. 1), "Hate crime hits California city" (p. 1), "Man formerly charged in murders sues for false arrest" (p. 1), "Japan business helps L.A. museum" (p. 1), "Japan plans apology for bombing of Pearl Harbor" (p. 3), "Mineta highway-transit bill passes U.S. House" (p. 3), "A surprise attack--or was it?" (p. …

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[Minutes of the regular meeting of the advisory council and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center, February 25, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-28)

doc [Minutes of the regular meeting of the advisory council and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center, February 25, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-28)

Meeting minutes of incarceree-led Tule Lake Camp government. Includes discussion of release of prisoners from army stockades, especially who to target for releasing, and lack of employment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0028

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doc Letter from Takiko Kozuma to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, February 17, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-11)

Letter from Takiko Kozuma to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, requesting the release of her husband, Masaichi Kozuma, from the army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0011

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doc Letter from incarcerees to Frank Hagan regarding employment, November 12, 1943 (ddr-csujad-2-15)

Letter from incarerees requesting Tule Lake administration cut off employment from couples to make employment accessible for large families who have more expenses. Somewhat dire and threatening tone to letter. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0015

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doc [New Officer "Onus Probandi"] with note from Fred J. Graves, Chief of Internal Security at Gila River (ddr-csujad-2-2)

Training manual for new police officers written by Fred J. Graves, Chief of Internal Security at the Gila River incarceration camp. Includes handwritten note from Graves to Schmidt. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0002

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