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doc "Memorandum for the Attorney General" (ddr-densho-67-125)

Memo to Francis Biddle from J. Edgar Hoover about Japanese Americans living on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Local sheriffs want to raid Japanese homes and eventually remove them from the reservation. Hoover describes the history of tension due to the Japanese leasing Yakima Reservation lands. He concludes that the FBI will not sanction any raids or …

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doc Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-102)

Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle regarding evacuation. Hoover assesses the situation on the West Coast due to the pending Executive Order. Concludes that although mass removal is based on race hysteria, Japanese Americans still pose a threat because of their loyalty to Japan. Suggests that in the case of an …

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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 …

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doc Coram Nobis Exhibit Z (ddr-densho-405-28)

Memo from Edward J. Ennis to Francis Biddle regarding the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit Z 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, …

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doc Interview with Edward Ennis (ddr-densho-67-97)

Interview with Edward Ennis, U.S. Department of Justice attorney. Ennis recalls his feelings about evacuation, internment and reparations. He also describes the roles and opinions of President Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, General DeWitt, Attorney General Francis Biddle and others.

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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 …

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doc Memo regarding DeWitt's Final Report (ddr-densho-67-101)

Memo from Edward Ennis to Francis Biddle regarding DeWitt's Final Report. Ennis describes how the War Department tried to keep the report away from the Department of Justice until he saw it by accident. Ennis is protesting the way that DeWitt portrayed the Attorney General and the Justice Department. He suggests that they convince the War …

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doc Letter from Forrest Lear to Attorney General Francis Biddle and response from Edward J. Ennis (ddr-densho-1007-1035)

Xeroxed copy. Advocates against the internment of Japanese Americans. Response is from Edward J. Ennis, director of the Alien Enemy Control Unit.

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doc Treason is Laid to 3 Jap Women (May 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1041)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 9, 1944, p. 5

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doc 'Race Persecution,' Say Jap Suspects (May 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1042)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 10, 1944, p. 13

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doc Oriental Dinner Given By Class Studying Customs (September 30, 1935) (ddr-densho-56-454)

The Seattle Daily Times, September 30, 1935, p. 13

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 51 (May 19, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-367)

Selected article titles: "Residents May Now Apply for Return of Contraband Goods" (p. 1), "CCC Camp is Closed Now" (p. 1), "Nisei Citizenship Upheld in Supreme Court Ruling" (p. 1), "Use of Evacuee Labor Urged" (p. 1), "Myer's Radio Interview Describes Evacuee Life" (p. 2), "Electricity Class Begins Wed. More Helpful Courses Planned" (p. 3).

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doc Letter from Frank Herron Smith to President Harry S. Truman, May 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-2)

Smith urges Truman to ask "Edgar J. Hoover and his organization" to help control "the arsonists and night-riders who are terrorizing the few Japanese Americans who have returned to the West Coast." Smith states that approximately 60,000 of the "110,000" people who were "evacuated" seek to return to their homes, under pressure from the War Relocation …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 58 (September 22, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-55)

Selected article titles: "Hi Students to Make Ad. Survey Here" (p. 1), "July Pay Today" (p. 1), "2000 Climb "Castle Rock" on Hiking Trip" (p. 1), "Fair Practice Committee: Election Stymied by Poor Showing" (p. 1), "Volunteers Put Out Mess Blaze" (p. 1), "Red Cross Opens New Chapter at 3001-A to Expedite Work" (p. 1), "Those …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 14 (August 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-10)

Selected article titles: "Clinic Bus Route Given" (p. 1), "Sac'to Sumitomo Depositors Note" (p. 1), "To Find Number of Single Persons" (p. 1), "Director's Message: Proud of Our City" (p. 1), "Idaho Man Study Mess" (p. 1), "Postal Rules Told" (p. 1), "Campfire Head Aids Colonists" (p. 1), "Gala Bussei Festival Planned Sunday" (p. 2), "Girls …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 60 (January 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-146)

Selected article titles: "Christmas Seal Drive Nets $631: Record Sale is $147 on Second Day" (p. 1), "Skaters Fall in Sewerage Pond" (p. 1), "Jury Finds Defendants Not Guilty" (p. 1), "Planning Board Assembly Is Sat." (p. 1), "Loren Huycke: Three Methods of Relocation" (p. 1), "Current Social Trend is Lavish -- Planning Board" (p. 2), …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 70 (June 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-237)

Selected article titles: "Myer Refutes Statement That "Spies, Saboteurs" Released" (p. 1), "Five More Volunteers Leave For Combat Unit" (p. 1), "President Reaffirms No Discrimination Policy" (p. 1), "Evacuee Cars Prohibited" (p. 1), "Midwest: Investigate Conditions" (p. 1), "Citizens May Transfer Land Titles in Calif." (p. 1), "Editorial Page: Need of Nurse's Hides" (p. 2), "Dances …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 23 (December 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-114)

Selected article titles: "Canteens Advise Holiday Candies Will Be Scarce" (p. 1), "Dr. Ichihashi to Hold Series of Lectures" (p. 1), "Japanese Studies Planned for Nisei" (p. 1), "Scrips to Be Sold at Canteens Shops; Means of Purchase Record" (p. 1), "Affiliations With U.S. Movement Considered by Colony Co-op Board" (p. 1), "Forum: Conditions of Sugar …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 59 (January 28, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-145)

Selected article titles: "Annual Co-op Membership Meeting Sat." (p. 1), "'Gay Desperado' Is Next Film" (p. 1), "$84 is Donated to Junior Red Cross" (p. 1), "Block Depots Are Opened" (p. 1), "College Level Registration: Psychology Class Sign-up is Friday" (p. 1), "National Confab Minutes: JACL Meeting is Next Thurs." (p. 1), "First Aid Class Will …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 8 (November 20, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-104)

Selected article titles: "'Rec' Council Meeting Tonite" (p. 1), "Ten Hi Press Club to Meet" (p. 1), "Meat Conservation Hits American Public, Colony" (p. 1), "Colony Schools Organizes Jr. Red Cross Chapters" (p. 1), "Keep 'Em Learning" (p. 2), "Sick Leave Regulations of Enlistees Clarified" (p. 3), "Structural Eng. Course Offered" (p. 3), "Schools Ask Parent, …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 69 (February 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-155)

Selected article titles: "Army to Aid Mass Clearance: All Evacuees Over 17 Years Will Register" (p. 1), "P.T.A. Organization Meeting Wednesday" (p. 1), "Roosevelt's Photostatic Approval Letter Arrives" (p. 1), "What Thinking People Are Saying" (p. 2), "Overseas Combatants Are Given Thorough Training in Warfare" (p. 2), "Intellectual Leaders Must Guide Government at War" (p. 2), …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 43 (May 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-223)

Selected article titles: "Resettlers Scored Who Leave Jobs On Outside Too Soon" (p. 1), "Minimum Wage Scale Set For Sugar Beet Workers" (p. 1), "Project Evacuee Workers to be Reduced" (p. 1), "Gifted Tulean: A Man With a Winning Hand is Oliver K. Noji" (p. 2), "Roving Reporter: Advantages of Married Life, Bachelorhood Given" (p. 2), …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 28 (December 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-20)

Selected article titles: "Rules Clarify Stored Goods of Evacuees" (p. 1), "Federal Employment Outlook Held Promising for Evacuees" (p. 1), "$3000 Donated By Seattle JACL For Relocation" (p. 1), "Data On Harvest Conditions Sought Thru Questionnaire" (p. 1), "Art Exhibit Scheduled in January" (p. 3), "284 Colleges On Approved Army List for Evacuees" (p. 3), "Tule …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 39 (January 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-127)

Selected article titles: "Tule Lake Project Most Advanced in Physical Aspect -- Coverley" (p. 1), "Project Pork Free From Danger of Trichinosis" (p. 1), "Co-op Profits Exempted From Income Tax" (p. 1), "Judge Will Take Wed Applications" (p. 1), "Co-op Holds Key to True Americanism" (p. 2), "Adult Education Loses Two Locks" (p. 2), "WRA Central …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 7 No. 21 (October 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-421)

Selected article titles: "Occupants of Twenty-one Barracks to Move" (p. 1), "WRA to Construct Ten Blocks. Million Dollar Project to be Completed in Two Months" (p. 1), "More Checks for Segregees" (p. 1), "Five Japanese Women Held by F.B.I." (p. 1), "Impartial View of Japanese Problem Sought in Survey" (p. 2), "Tule Lake Buddhists to Reorganize …

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