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img Redress hearings (ddr-densho-37-373)

The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) was created by an act of Congress on July 30, 1980. The committee was formed mainly to investigate matters surrounding the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans and to recommend remedies. The CWRIC had no power to correct grievances. The hearings were conducted in twenty …

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doc Euphemistic and Accurate Terminology (ddr-densho-1007-1814)

Raymond Y. Okamura's testimony to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians in Seattle Washington on September 11, 1981 describing policies and terminology used by the U.S. government to enforce wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. He compares the American government's misleading terminology to that of Nazi propaganda. It was later published by the Journal …

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doc Carbon copy of Concerned Japanese Americans Statements to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-352-2)

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vh Charles Oihe Hamasaki Interview Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-274-36)

Testifying at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearing

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the …

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Narrator William Marutani

Nisei male. Born March 31, 1923, in Kent, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp to attend college in South Dakota, was drafted into the U.S. Army and served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan. After …

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doc Statement by General Mark W. Clark to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-264)

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doc Wire Copy reports from San Francisco hearings of Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-280)

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doc Statement of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-271)

Presented by Edward J. Ennis

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Narrator Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga

Nisei female. Born August 5, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Washington representative and researcher for National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) and primary archival researcher for the Commission on Wartime …

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vh Kay Ochi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1020-10-4)

Working with people to testify at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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Narrator Kara Kondo

Nisei female. Born May 24, 1916, in the Yakima valley, Washington, and spent childhood in Wapato, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and then to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Was on the staff of the camp newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel. Left camp for Chicago, …

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Letter from Carnegie Ouye, Representative, Sacramento Committee for Redress/Reparations, to Joan Z. Bernstein, Chairwoman, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, April 23, 1981 (ddr-csujad-55-104)

doc Letter from Carnegie Ouye, Representative, Sacramento Committee for Redress/Reparations, to Joan Z. Bernstein, Chairwoman, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, April 23, 1981 (ddr-csujad-55-104)

Correspondence from Carnegie Ouye and Kathy Shiroi of the Sacramento Committee for Redress and Reparations to Joan Bernstein of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, requesting public hearings be held in the Sacramento area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0106

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vh Paul Tsuneishi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-122-24-3)

Issei father's testimony before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life …

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doc List of people testifying at Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings in Los Angeles (ddr-densho-122-277)

With time markers for taped recording of hearing

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, July 26, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-13)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin discussing his letters to the editor and the contents of "Personal Justice Denied," the final government report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_013

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vh Roger Daniels Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-416)

Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …

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vh Roger Daniels Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-415)

Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …

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vh Roger Daniels Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-414)

Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …

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vh Roger Daniels Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-418)

Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …

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vh Angus Macbeth Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-43-4)

Description of Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians staff members

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews …

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Statement by National Coalition for Redress and Reparations (NCRR) to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-267)

doc Statement by National Coalition for Redress and Reparations (NCRR) to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-267)

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Statmenet of American Civil Liberties Union before u.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians with personal note (ddr-densho-352-330)

doc Statmenet of American Civil Liberties Union before u.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians with personal note (ddr-densho-352-330)

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vh William Marutani Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-44-8)

The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings; shock, surprise, and rage

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, …

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vh Hitoshi H. Kajihara Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-30-12)

The decision to form the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our …

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vh Angus Macbeth Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-43-3)

First days serving as special counsel to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full …

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