752 items
752 items
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Letter to the people of Japan (ddr-csujad-55-2574)
A letter to the people of Japan is condensed from the Kiwanis Magazine, February 1942. Copies of this document were airdropped over Japan by the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2738
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Map of the central group of the Maywood Colonies at Corning, Tehama County; Heart of the Maywoold Colonies Corning, California (ddr-csujad-55-2496)
Map and document regarding the Maywood Colonies in Corning, California. Covers population growth and agricultural development in California, Shasta Dam, water rights, farming and employment in Corning, and the olive industry. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2602
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Administrative instruction (United States. War Relocation Authority), no. 34, supplement 2 (April 19, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-772)
Instructional document covering "evacuee government" and "election of aliens." Includes statement on "indefinite leave," and amendments to "Administrative instruction no. 34" regarding eligibility of incarcerees for holding office in "self-government." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0774
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Document with photo of baseball team on field titled And They Played Baseball (ddr-ajah-5-77)
Includes history of the building of the baseball field by the community that came to be known at the ATK Diamond.
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Document titled "Alamedans during World War II, Takeno Nakata;s incarceration camp artwork" (ddr-ajah-6-257)
Includes photos of Takeno Nakata's wood carvings and biographical information
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Document and photos relating to Karoku and Shime Iwamasa Kawamura's conversion to Christianity (ddr-ajah-6-15)
Includes family tree of Iwamasa and Kawamura families and explanation of name change
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Document and photo of kimono title Japan to Alameda, Takeno Nakata's Furisode Kimorno (ddr-ajah-6-255)
Includes story of Takeno Nakata's creation of her Furisode kimono and journey to Alameda
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Letter from T. Nogaki to T. Hirokane and Y. Fujii (ddr-sbbt-2-21)
A letter from T. Nogaki to Messrs. T. Hirokane and Y. Fujii with updates on living in Chicago and requesting information about supplies needed in the Minidoka concentration camp.
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Letter from H. Leon Yager to Harry L. Stafford (ddr-sbbt-2-32)
A letter from H. Leon Yager to Harry L. Stafford regarding personal histories for Yukiko and Yoshito Fujii.
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Yoshito Fujii Parolee's or Internee's-At-Large Agreement (ddr-sbbt-2-35)
A personal report of Yoshito Fujii's weekly activities submitted for his parolee's or internee's-at-large agreement.
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Letter from E.W. Kay to George Shoji Takeda (ddr-densho-501-394)
E.W. Kay writes to George Shoji Takeda about his loan and how his current fire insurance meets the loan requirements. Kay encloses a copy of the loan offer.
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Reconsideration page 1 of 2 (ddr-one-5-161)
Photocopy of a declassified document labeled "RECONSIDERATION." It finds that Keizaburo Koyama should be interned due to being a member of the Fatherland Society (Sokoku Kai) and the Japanese Association of Portland. Despite having letters signed by 15 white Americans affirming his loyalty, the board did not consider their testimony as the letters were not submitted …
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Japanese words defined (ddr-csujad-48-105)
Lexicon of common Japanese words published by the War Relocation Authority. The document also provides a basic grammar lesson for the pluralization of nouns and the pronunciation of vowels. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9914. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0914
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Japs-First Bloc (ddr-csujad-19-39)
This document is the article "Japs-First" BLOC by Helen Fuller from the New Republic Magazine, vol. 108, no. 22, number 1487, which talks about whether the war strategy should have been reversed. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-02_02
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Statement on testimony of Harold. H. Townsend before the House of Representatives Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities, May 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-11)
This document contains the statements of Harold H. Townsend before the house of representatives sub-committee of the special committee of Un- American activities. There is scarcely a page of this testimony that does not contain one or more false, misleading or exaggerated statements. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, June 24, 1994 (ddr-csujad-24-91)
A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about Weglyn's final letters from James Omura. Included are letters from Omura about the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and a document of loyalty questionnaire statistics. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_07_008
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JACL booklet: "What's in a Word?" (ddr-densho-274-30)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) booklet based on Shosuke Sasaki's campaign against the use of the word "Jap" in print media. Contains a narrative of the campaign as well as letters written by Mr. Sasaki to various people in the publishing industry.
Note: Correspondence between Mr. Sasaki and JACL leaders about the publication of this booklet …
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Table of Exhibits for Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, Korematsu v. United States (ddr-densho-405-2)
The cover page and table of exhibits for the petition for writ of error coram nobis in the case of Fred Toyoaburo Korematsu v. United States of America. US District Court of Northern California.
This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, Margaret …
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Fair Labor Practice Committee in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center State of Wyoming (ddr-csujad-55-618)
Charter document of the Fair Labor Practice Committee at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes jurisdiction, committee composition, duties, elections, voting, vacancies, responsibilities of the Community Council, employee relations, complaints, hearings, decisions, and reporting. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0620
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Travel memorandum (ddr-csujad-55-10)
Authorization for Mary Tsukamoto to travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan for the purpose of industrial relocation. Marielle Tsukamoto is listed on the back of the document as a dependent authorized to travel with Mary. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00011
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Public Law 102-371, 102d Congress, an act (ddr-csujad-55-2094)
Amendments to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Document states, "an act to amend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to increase the authorization of the trust fund for that act and other purposes." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2197