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doc Civilian Exclusion Order No. 79 (ddr-densho-25-45)

Prior to mass removal, exclusion areas were described in civilian exclusion orders posted by Lieutenant General John DeWitt of the Western Defense Command. Civilian Exclusion Area No. 79 included a portion of South King County, Washington. Maps detailing the prohibited area were also posted.

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doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 11 (April 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-149)

Selected article titles: "Army School Will Hold New Course" (p. 1), "Masaoka Speaks to Citizens' Group" (p. 1), "Qualification for Enlistment May be Lowered" (p. 1), "Editorial: Gen. John DeWitt" (p. 2), "Leave Clearance System Simplified" (p. 2), "Ickes Supports WRA Resettlement Program" (p. 2).

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doc Army Order Reveals Eventual Ouster of All Coast Japanese (March 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-660)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 3, 1942, p. 1

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doc Evacuated Japs Protecting Disloyal, Says Col. Bendetsen (June 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-815)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 8, 1942, p. 5

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doc Memo to John J. McCloy from Karl Bendetsen (ddr-densho-67-69)

Memo to John J. McCloy from Karl Bendetsen about General DeWitt's stance on the draft. Suggests that DeWitt wants harsher penalities for draft resistance, i.e. making it a felony instead of a misdemeanor. Reasons that "you can shoot a man to prevent the commission of a felony" and not a misdemeanor.

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit L (ddr-densho-405-14)

Transcript of conference in the office of Gen. John L. DeWitt. This document was Exhibit L 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 Densho eNews, July 2008 (ddr-densho-431-22)

Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: From Island to Mainland: Detainees of Hawaii," "Densho News: Calls for National Interviewee Nominations," "Densho Presents in Denver and Salt Lake City," "Densho Staff Blog."

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doc Kansas City Newsletter Volume 1, Number 1 (ddr-densho-381-18)

The debut issue of the Kansas City News Letter [sic], written by the War Relocation Authority for areas served by the Kansas City Regional Relocation Office. Articles include upcoming events, employee recognition, an advertisement recommending the Midwest for permanent relocation, and more.

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doc Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry, C.E. Order 92 (ddr-csujad-55-1938)

Exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for persons of Japanese ancestry residing in Sacramento and Amador counties. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1941

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doc Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-2389)

Newspaper clipping with a reprint of the exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for persons of Japanese ancestry residing in Alameda County, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2495

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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 Granada Relocation Center information booklet (ddr-densho-390-121)

An information booklet for the Granada concentration center. Topics include: descriptions of the area, community government, community enterprises, social activities, housing, and more.

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av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 2 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1618)

Oka on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka tells the story of an encounter with General John DeWitt. The three then discuss their service in the Pacific theater. and working with Japanese prisoners of war. Video starts at 0:22. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original …

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doc Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Wartime Evacuation Japanese Dark Period" (ddr-densho-483-134)

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.

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doc Amache information booklet (ddr-densho-390-146)

An information pamphlet from the Amache concentration camp, belonging to Harry and Walter Matsuoka. Includes detailed information on amenities, employment options, and operations at Amache with several illustrations and a cover created by the Amache Silk Screen shop.

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img Laying water line at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-24)

Caption from reverse of image reads, "LAYING WATER LINE FOR JAPANESE BOOM TOWN, A trench digger churned its way across the floor of Owens Valley March 19 to speed laying of a water supply line for the boom town for evacuated Japanese being erected at Manzanar under the direction of Lt. Gen. John L. Dewitt of …

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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 American Concentration Camps VOLUME 4 April, 1942 (ddr-densho-372-4)

Volume 4 divides into three sections. Description about this volume reads directly from the book as follows: Section 1 contains archival documents from April 1942 about the growing opposition of western officials outside of the West Coast to having Japanese Americans moved to their localities. Section 2 contains the Federal government Surveys of Public Opinion dated …

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doc Oral Memoirs of Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-94)

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doc Report and minority views of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities on Japanese War Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-381-55)

A report submitted by John M. Costello to the House of Representatives discussing concerns with the War Relocation Authority's management of the concentration camps.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Magazine Section Holiday Edition (January 1943) (ddr-densho-65-431)

Selected article titles: "Her Name is Woman" (p. 5), "Christmas" (p. 8), "Trees" (p. 9), "Six Old Bachelors" (p. 11), "Incidentally" (p. 15), "The Great American Tragedy" (p. 17), "Pure Hell!" (p. 18), "I Am Not Lonely" (p. 26), "To the One of the Outside" (p. 26), "Christmas Last Year" (p. 33).

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 8 (July 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-262)

Selected article titles: "Coverley Given Rank of Captain" (p. 1), "Brownie Scouts Meet Tuesday" (p. 1), "Students Register For Summer School Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Notice to Residents" (p. 1), "School Recreation Program to Begin" (p. 1), "Persons Relocating in Midwest Write Favorably" (p. 2), "Huge Potato Bin Started" (p. 2), "ACLU Says Evacuation Worst 'Invasion of …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 14 (October 31, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-13)

Selected article titles: "Barbed Wire Seen for Community" (p. 1), "Four Soldiers Visit Hunt" (p. 1), "N.M. Internee Arrives Here" (p. 1), "Army Intelligence Calls Sansei, Kibei" (p. 1), "Hirabayashi, Convicted, Asks for Longer Sentence Term" (p. 1), "Green Stamps Replace Cash Register Receipts" (p. 2), "National YWCA Leader Here for Conference Next Week" (p. 2), …

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doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-100)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, a press release, and a speech transcript. Selected article titles: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Seattle Japs return home" (p. 1), "The National Director speaks to residents" (p. 2), "237 Bainbridge Japs leave, head south" (p. 3), "No refunds for japs, says city" (p. 4), "Sad farewells while troops stand by" …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 7 No. 11 (October 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-411)

Selected article titles: "Bachelors May Occupy Rec. Halls Temporarily" (p. 1), "Freight Delivery to Apartments Started" (p. 1), "Evacuees in Centers Discussed in Harper's" (p. 2), "Youth Refuses to Repatriate" (p. 2), "Smith Criticizes Actions of Calif. Immigrations Comm." (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-411/

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