Search Results | Densho Digital Repository

vh Minoru J. Shibata Interview (ddr-manz-1-148)

Nisei male. Born 1928 in San Francisco, California. Spent most of childhood on Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and the rest of the family moved to Ogden, Utah, to farm. Served in the Army Air Corps in Japan during the U.S. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-148/

vh Masao Watanabe Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-103-13)

Father's arrest by FBI, impact on the family

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103-13/

vh Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1008-5-6)

FBI visit following bombing of Pearl Harbor

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-5-6/

vh Toru Sakahara - Kiyo Sakahara Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-76-27)

Atmosphere and events following Pearl Harbor: denied service at a barbershop, being under surveillance by the FBI

This interview was conducted over two days at the Sakaharas' home.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-76-27/

vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-112-13)

FBI arrests Buddhist ministers from the Temple, including husband, Reverend Ichikawa (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-112-13/

vh Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-119-3)

Father picked up by FBI, detained at federal detention center in Lordsburg, New Mexico

This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-119-3/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 12, (September 21, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-37)

Select article titles: "50th Anniversary JACL's Oldest Chapter to Honor Hirasuna" (p.1); "Asian Americans Surpass Nat'l Average: Census" (p.1); "Nisei Farmers Form Patrols to Protect Raisins" (p.1); "Hakujin Comic Mistakes Nisei for Native from Japan" (p.2); "Japan Embassy Accepts Denial of FBI Break-in" (p.3); "Japanese Classes Underway at S.F. Grade, Jr. Highs" (p.6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-45-37/

doc Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on December 23, 1941 (ddr-densho-356-760)

Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on December 23, 1941. Topics covered in the meeting include: reopening of closed businesses, bank withdrawals, other committees working to address similar problems, travel of Japanese clergymen, stranded Japanese fishermen, fear of travel for Nisei chick sexers, individuals detained by FBI being moved inland, and bullying of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-760/

vh Maria Sato Interview (ddr-manz-1-165)

Nisei female. Born November 19, 1930, in Trujillo, Peru, where father ran a construction company. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and taken to the United States. The family joined him in Crystal City, Texas, then went to Japan after the war. Maria lived and worked in Japan until the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-165/

vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-92-14)

Remembering the Pearl Harbor bombing and a visit from the FBI

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-92-14/

vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1008-4-8)

Hearing about some community members who were arrested by the FBI

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-4-8/

vh Tad Sato Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-82-4)

Father's pick-up by the FBI: the possibility that he was turned in by Japanese "stool pigeons"

Due to technical difficulties, this interview has audio problems in its second half.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-82-4/

doc Letter from Commander John Ford to Frank Knox about the Japanese in Hawaii (ddr-densho-67-47)

Letter from Commander John Ford to Frank Knox about the Japanese in Hawaii. He warns about the infiltration of "disloyals" and stresses the failure of the FBI and military in controlling the situation. Also mentions the Big Five's dependence on skilled Japanese labor. Knox forwards this to President Roosevelt urging him to consider evacuating all Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-47/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 23 (December 6, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-49)

Selected article titles: "FBI Supervisor Reiterates No WW2 Sabotage in U.S." (p. 1), "Negroes Must Build 'Positive Image' Like Japanese Americans After WW2" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Kawakita Pardon" (p. 2), "Ikenobo Floral Art Due at N.Y. '64 Fair" (p. 5), and "Hand-Sewn Kimono for 'Barbie' Dolls Big Hit at Washington, D.C. 'Aki-No-Ichi' Bazaar; Idea with …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-35-49/

doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 9 (ddr-densho-156-249)

Article titles: "Beet Growers Ask for Japs"; "First Jap Evacuees Arrive at Center Near Abraham"; "U.S. Mistreats Evacuees, Tokyo Charges"; "Life in Jap Center Told"; "FBI Jails 40 for Violating Alien Curfew"; "Prepare Further Action Against Two Japanese"; "Japs from Alien Camps to Harvest Beet Crops"; "520 Santa Anita Japs Off to Camp"; "200 Aliens Seized …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-249/

doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 10 (ddr-densho-156-250)

Article titles: "USAC Expert Takes Post at Jap Center"; "Rules on Jap Transport Cost"; "Jap Camp Named for Wilson P. Hunt"; "Letters to Editors"; "Move Japs to Arkansas"; "Jap Agreement Asked on Prisoner Treatment"; "FBI Arrests Would-be Jap Gangster"; "California Couple Wed at Cody"; "No Further Happy Relations"; "German-Jap Spy Ring Link in U.S. Bared"; "American …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-250/

doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 3 (ddr-densho-156-243)

Article titles: "Newsnotes from Manzanar"; "Delta County Beet Growers Agree to Employ Japanese"; "Missouri College Accepts Japanese Despite Protests"; "10,000 Best Workers Needed in Montana"; "Idaho Relocation Center is Half Filled"; "Brandt Urges Farmers Seek Labor Now"; "Inquisitive Cameraman"; "Japanese Center Should Not Cause Any Shortages Here..."; "FBI Seizes Japanese Alien in New York"; "Japanese Center, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-243/

doc Coram Nobis Exhibit W (ddr-densho-405-25)

Correspondence from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle denying any evidence in the FBI of espionage activities on the West Coast after Pearl Harbor. This document was Exhibit W 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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-25/

vh Mitsue Matsui Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1008-3-6)

FBI roundup of Japanese community leaders after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-3-6/

doc Letter regarding parole agreement (ddr-densho-25-53)

Letter from the Department of Justice to Matahichi Iseri regarding his requirements as a parolee. On December 7, 1941, the FBI began to arrest Japanese nationals who were considered "enemy aliens." An alien enemy hearing board was created, which determined whether the individual was to be released, paroled, or interned. Matahichi Iseri was paroled in 1942 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-25-53/

doc Memorandum from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis M. Shea, Assistant Attorney General (ddr-densho-67-20)

Memorandum from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis M. Shea, Assistant Attorney General regarding "alien enemies" and internal security. Hoover states his belief that there should be an identification and registration process for all "alien enemies" in the U.S. He recommends that there should be an authority permitted to apprehend citizens and aliens under suspicion. States that …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-20/

doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,238, Vol. 96, No. 18 (May 13, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-18)

Selected article titles: "Monument to Salinas camp wins approval for erection" (p. 1), "FBI investigates Chin case" (p. 1), "Alameda County Nikkei seeking redress for fired JA workers" (p. 1), "Central Calif. Nikkei helping Laotian refugees in many ways" (p. 3), "Quality, not quantity is the key, says Japan to the U.S." (p. 5), "Male Chauvinism: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-55-18/

doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 30 (March 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-119)

Selected article titles: "On the Other Hand"; "Red Cross Drive"; "Hunt Cooks Staging Sit-Down Strike"; "Baby Boy for Teshimas"; "Edwards Defeat Downtown Merchants: 17 to 37 Score"; "Ando to Practice Here"; "Seek Soldiers Support"; "May Investigate Hood River Post"; "Back on Roll"; "Eight Teams in League Tourney"; "N.Y. Bill Passed"; "Attorney in California"; "Guests at Dance"; …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-148-119/

img Couple standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-53)

Caption below photo: Hyakutaro Towata and his wife, Yoshi, visit the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in 1945. In December of 1941, the FBI removed Hyakutaro from his home in Alameda. For months his family had no idea that he had been taken to a special prison camp in Bismarck, North Dakota. After eight months, Hyakutaro was …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-53/

vh Mary Jane Mikuriya Interview (ddr-densho-1000-504)

Born December 8, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born to a father from Japan and mother from the Austria-Hungary region. Grew up in Pennsylvania during World War II, where family was monitored by the FBI. Attended Pembroke College and then worked for the federal government's Department of Education, then as an administrator in the education field. Volunteered …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-504/

Filters