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doc Letter from Fred W. Ross, Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority, August 8, 1944 (ddr-csujad-42-105)

A letter from Fred W. Ross, Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, to the employer who is hiring Fumio Fred Takano. It confirms that Fumio has been granted indefinite leave from the camp and is eligible for work. It also includes the requirements in hiring/releasing him and describes the resettlement program. …

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doc Daily work pass, WRA-139 rev., Fred Takano (ddr-csujad-42-103)

A daily work pass issued by War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, on July 5, 1944. It certifies that Fumio Fred Takano is authorized to leave the Gila River incarceration camp on workdays and specifies the times when he is allowed to leave and when he needs to return. The pass is valid …

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vh Tetsuo Nomiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-279)

Kibei-Nisei male. Born January 20, 1916, in Alameda, California. At the age of five, family returned to live in Japan. Attended school in Japan before returning to the U.S. in 1937. Drafted into the U.S. Army, and was in training when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Resisted military orders while in basic training, …

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vh Fred Korematsu Interview (ddr-densho-1012-1)

Nisei male. Born January 30, 1919, in Oakland, California. Mr. Korematsu was working as a welder in San Francisco when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After Executive Order 9066 was issued in 1942, he decided to resist the evacuation orders, and was not removed with his family. He was arrested in May of …

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av Redress: An Oral History of the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-13)

In 1988, Congress passed and President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act, a historic piece of legislation that sought, for the first time, to provide a measure of justice to Japanese Americans nearly 40 years after their incarceration during World War II. The Japanese American Redress program that resulted is a little-known success story of …

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vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1012-2)

Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …

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doc Leave permit for group work, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-555)

A leave permit for group work extension issued by Henry Harris Jr., Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority, the U.S. Department of the Interior. It certifies that George Nobuo Naohara is allowed to leave the Manzanar camp in California on May 9, 1942 for Salt Lake City, Utah until April 15, 1943. Special conditions are noted in …

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview (ddr-densho-1012-14)

Sansei female. Born 1955 in Los Angeles, CA. Grew up in Gardena, CA, surrounded by a large Japanese American community. Influenced by father's role in community and politics, and mother's emphasis on education. Attended University of California, Santa Barbara where she became increasingly aware of Japanese American history, issues of ethnic identity and racial inequality. Attended …

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vh Mits Yamasaki Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-366-21)

Memories of Rohwer: joining the fire department

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vh Henry Sakamoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-33-17)

Career with the Department of Agriculture

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vh Yoshihiro Uchida Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-411-12)

Father and brothers sent to Department of Justice camps

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vh John Y. Hayakawa Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-401-19)

Hearing about the end of the war and sounding the fire department siren

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vh John Y. Hayakawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-401-14)

Working in the fire department in camp

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vh Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-273-18)

Working for the recreation department, planning activities for kids

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vh Kiyo Maruyama Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1003-1-21)

Working in the camp's engineering department

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vh Grace Shinoda Nakamura Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1003-8-17)

Job in camp: fingerprinting for the police department

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vh Peter Irons Interview (ddr-densho-1012-16)

White male. Born 1940 in Salem, Massachusetts. Family moved frequently during his childhood due to father's employment. Strongly influenced by parents' values regarding racial tolerance and inclusion, and principles learned through Unitarian Church. While attending Antioch College in Ohio, became involved in political and social activism for civil rights. Joined the youth branch of NAACP, the …

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vh Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-273-21)

Working for a municipal recreation department

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vh James O. Ito Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-308-8)

Becoming head of the social affairs department in Pomona assembly center

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vh Charlie Matsubara - Mary Matsubara - Evelyn Togami Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1009-3-23)

Hearing about Department of Justice camps in New Mexico during the war

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vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1007-3-5)

Being stripped of weapons by the War Department after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Richard E. Yamashiro Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-333-17)

Father's arrest and transfer to a Department of Justice camp

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1016-1-9)

The impact of the rescue of the "Lost Battalion"

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vh Phil Shigekuni Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-364-19)

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vh Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-284-13)

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