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doc Excuse, Please; But What's In Those Jap Text-Books? (February 7, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-607)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 7, 1942, p. 6

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doc We Know All About Caesar, But Nothing of Jap Lingo (March 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-720)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 27, 1942, p. 6

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doc Japs Getting Cocky Again, Says Taxicab Driver in S.F. (February 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-634)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 18, 1942, p. 6

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doc JACL Public Relations Committee sugguestions (ddr-densho-280-42)

This document was written after the JACL's 16th Biennial National Convention in Sacramento, California. The document details their PR practices and offers suggestions for future conventions.

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doc "The First Signature Seven Sonnets" (ddr-densho-422-403)

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doc Letter from the American Embassy (ddr-densho-67-35)

Letter from American Embassy describing President of Peru's desire to conspire with U.S. to permanently eliminate all Japanese from Peru. The letter was composed by Raymond Henry Norweb, U.S. Ambassador to Peru between 1940 and 1942.

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img Boy Scout camping trip (ddr-densho-15-2)

Members of Troop 55 on a camping trip. Kneeling: Masahiko Bitow. Second row (left to right): Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Norio Mitsuoka, and Henry Itoi. Third row: unidentified and Nasuo Hashiguchi. Standing in back: Masayoshi Uchimura.

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img Native American at camp site (ddr-densho-37-434)

Original WRA caption: Parker, Arizona. Henry Welsh, Mojave Indian and Chairman of the tribal council on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, which is the site of a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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img Group of men outside house (ddr-densho-383-67)

Group outside Pottenger residence in Alaska. Back row: Henry Yamada (left), Jack Nakagawa (center). Front row, left to right: Unknown man, George Tokuda, Dick Horita, and William Takahashi. Written on album page below photograph: "At Pottenger's".

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img Pedestrians in front of Henry Clive "Hindu Rope Trick" building (ddr-densho-475-515)

Black and white photograph of pedestrians walking in front of the "Henry Clive Presents His "Temple of Mystery" With the Hindu Rope Trick" building at the Golden Gate International Exposition. (negative: object ddr-densho-475-114)

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img Six girls in paper hats, saluting (ddr-ajah-6-875)

Caption below photo: the Henry Takagi family on Clement Street in Alameda, CA, circa late 1930s. Top row L to R: Mildred Kazuko, Irene Miyoko, Evelyn Fujiko. Bottom L to R: Jean Nakatani (cousin), June, Tokiko

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img Two wooden chests, Henry Katsumi Fujita, 8305, Granada (Amache) incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-23-7)

Two wooden chests that Henry K. Fujita fabricated from wood "borrowed" from the Amache High School site in the block adjacent to the Fujita family barracks. The number "8305" was the label assigned to the family by the War Relocation Authority. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: lp028-08-006

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. and Mrs. Davis, October 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-14)

Describes in detail the long train ride from Sept. 15-18 between Merced and the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp: the layout of the train cars, times to different towns, tunnels and coal smoke, eating and sleeping arrangements, military troops and equipment staged along the railway, desert scenery, late arrival at Amache, an extra night aboard the train, …

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. H. A. Strong, Electrolux Corporation, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-13)

Letter from Henry K. Fujita to his boss Mr. H. A. Strong of the Electrolux Corporation in San Francisco dated August 9, 1942. Rich in details, the letter describes the physical layout of the Merced Assembly Center, the poor-quality construction of the barracks, the daily schedules, the camp organization and facilities, the hardships and illnesses and …

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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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img Billigmeier and others outdoors (ddr-csujad-26-89)

Billigmeier, a Japanese American man, and two women in the process of posing outdoors. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_026

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img Four people and a dog (ddr-csujad-26-109)

One Japanese American man and three Caucasian people pose for a photo with unexpected dog in front of camp. Additional photos in sequence include: ucsb_mei_0111, ucsb_mei_0113, ucsb_mei_0114, ucsb_mei_0115. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_070

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img People posing in snow (ddr-csujad-26-122)

Photo of three Japanese Americans and four Caucasian people, including Robert Billigmeier, posing with snowballs and a dog. Related photo in sequence ucsb_mei_0070. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_091

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img Group photo (ddr-csujad-26-87)

A group of fourteen people including Japanese Americans and Caucasians pose together. The photo includes Robert Billigmeier in the top row on the left. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_024

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img Seated Japanese man in uniform (ddr-csujad-26-90)

A Japanese American man wearing a military uniform is seated in a home. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_027

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img Men boy and dog (ddr-csujad-26-116)

Three men including a Japanese American man in uniform, Robert Billigmeier with a dog, and a small Japanese American boy pose for a group photo. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_081

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img Farm workers (ddr-csujad-26-139)

Photo of farm workers appearing to harvest a crop. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_109

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img Camp buildings with dust cloud (ddr-csujad-26-69)

Camp barracks buildings line a road with dust cloud. People can be seen in front of the buildings in distance. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_006

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img Couple with baby (ddr-csujad-26-105)

A young Japanese American couple poses in front of a building with a small baby. Caption on back of photograph reads, "giordi Chester Ogi [at] 3 mos. (with Emi [and] Chet). From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_047"

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doc List of sources and topics (ddr-csujad-26-41)

List of personality card authors including their identifying codes and a list of topics used by Billigmeier to collect information during the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). The codes can be seen written on the corners of the personality cards: ucsb_mei_0032, ucsb_mei_0034, ucsb_mei_0035, ucsb_mei_0036, ucsb_mei_0037, ucsb_mei_0038, ucsb_mei_0039, ucsb_mei_0042, ucsb_mei_0043, ucsb_mei_0044. See this object in …

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