Selected article titles: "Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill is down, but it's not out" (p. 1), "CWRIC gets extension" (p. 1), "Japan's top automakers under IRS probe for tax evasion" (p. 1), "S.F. Board to seek redres for JA former city workers" (p. 1), "NYSE study cites Japanese practices U.S. should avoid" (p. 5), "Asians endorse King birthday …
International Institute contacted Ogawa with 3 questions about Ai Chih Tsai situation. Invitation for Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai to visit Los Angeles to discuss the matter with Miss Leung and Miss Durward of International Institute
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Family background: parents' immigration from Japan, leasing a ranch in California
This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.
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Selected article titles: "General MacArthur Approves Measures to Aid Stranded Nisei, Says Roger Baldwin" (p. 1), "Tomoya Kawakita Indicted For Treason by Federal Grand Jury in Los Angeles" (p. 1), "Strict Screening of Stranded Nisei Urged by Veterans Group" (p. 1), "46 Repatriates Return to U.S. On Main Lynx" (p. 2), "Two Girls Refused Entry to …
Selected article titles: "50th star flutters: Hawaii now full-fledged state" (p. 1), "Immigration director who facilitated Issei naturalization named to intelligence" (p. 1), "Mid-Manhattan's power blackout taken in stride; mother tells ghost stories to children at bedtime, enjoyed by candlelight" (p. 3), "Zen identified with 'state where nothing of importance is left' says world's leading authority, …
Selected article titles: "Petty offense no longer bar to immigration says State Dep't" (p. 1), "Fighting spirit of 442nd recalled at Nisei soldier memorial rites, relearn it periodically says Shirey" (p. 1), "Four Nisei conscripts in Japanese army have citizenship status cleared" (p. 1), "Loss of civil service salary denied at claim review hearings" (p. 3), …
Selected article titles: "L.A. Mexicans Deny Anti-Negro Feelings High" (p.1), "History Project: Yakima Indian Lands Farmed by Issei" (p.1-2), "Against the KKK in Bogalusa" (p.1-2), "New Immigration Law" (p.2), "Peace Corps Allays Fear and Prejudice in Ghana" (p.3), "Less Pressures on Sansei Attributed to Their Decline" (p.4), "Youth Welfare-Delinquency Prevention Conference Nov. 6 at L.A. County …
Selected article titles: "Niseigram"; "Placer Co. Brothers Acquitted in Terror Raid Case"; "Calif. Sanatorium Seeks Removal of Alien Japanese"; "Judge Sentences Nisei for Evading Induction Here"; "Immigration Men to Guard Tule Camp"; "Vagabonds' 'Hard-Times' Dance -- Coronado Club, Saturday, Oct. 13"; "Scholarships Won by Three Oregon Nisei"; "Nisei GIs from All Parts of World Enjoy Cross …
Essay written for an English class covering Japanese immigration to the west coast, occupations of Japanese immigrants, discrimination, culture and customs, education, reaction to Pearl Harbor among the Japanese community, "evacuation," life in incarceration camps, Nisei in the armed forces, leaving camp, laws, and the settlement of Nisei in the Midwest and east coast. See this …
Sansei female. Born August 27, 1927, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on the family farm in Bellevue, Washington, prior to World War II. Was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Was released early to harvest sugar beets in Chinook, Montana. At the onset of World War II, her father was …
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Family background: grandparents' immigration to Hawaii
Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.
Spending the night at the immigration station as a result of a family emergency at the greenhouse
During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.
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This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
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Photocopy of a declassified typed letter from Keizaburo Koyama to Colonel L. T. Weaver, Commanding Officer of the Camp Livingston Internment Camp. Dr. Koyama was advised at his Fort Missoula Hearing by U.S. Immigration officials to obtain his official educational attendance records. He sent this request to his wife who had the records forwarded to Camp …