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Cherry Kinoshita Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-34-18)
Preparing Seattle's Japanese American community for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings
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Agenda for Hearing of House Judiciary Committee on H.R. 4110, H.R. 4322 and HJ.R. 3387 (ddr-densho-122-307)
Regarding Japanese American and Aleutian Wartime Relocation, and implementation and findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC)
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Resolution Establishing the Japanese American Constitutional Studies Commission (ddr-densho-122-143)
Statement of findings and purpose
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Statement of Mike Masaoka on redress (ddr-densho-274-32)
Statement of Mike Masaoka made to the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 5499, which called for the creation of a commission to investigate redress for Japanese Americans.
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Granada Christian Church News Vol. II No. 11 (March 26, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-319)
Selected article titles: "Dr. Gordon Chapman, Executive Secretary of Protestant Commission for Japanese Service Here for the Week End" (p. 1), "Family Resettlement Sponsored by the Churches" (p. 2).
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Memo from Relocation Planning Commission to Community Council, February 28, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-603)
Memorandum of understanding from Robert Kodama, Executive Secretary of the Relocation Planning Commission, to the Heart Mountain Community Council regarding the background and purpose of the Relocation Planning Commission. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0605
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Drafting the plan of permanent organization (ddr-csujad-55-781)
Planning document for the structure, roles, and responsibilities of the "Commission." Includes statements on number of members and method of selection, tenure of office of councilmen, vacancies, meetings, procedures, presiding officer, functions, removal, nomination, election, eligibility, qualifications for voting and holding office, judicial commission, arbitration commission, procedure for approval, limitations, operations of the community council, resolutions, …
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Manual on judiciary and arbitration (ddr-csujad-55-786)
Manual covering Judiciary and Arbitration at Manzanar incarceration camp. Part 1, Judiciary, includes the following Articles: 1. Judicial Commission; 2. Officers; 3. Hearing Board; 4. Rules of procedure; and 5. Cases outside the Jurisdiction of Judicial Commission. Part 2, Arbitration, includes the following Articles: 1. Arbitration Committee; 2. Officers; 3. Procedures; 4. Duties of the Commission; …
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Poston Chronicle Vol. XIX No. 14 (June 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-522)
Selected article titles: "Manpower Commission Reaches Five Decisions: Recommendations Made to Project Director" (p. 1), "Absentees to be Reported to U.S. Attorney" (p. 1), "Japanese Still Banned from Coast" (p. 2).
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XVII, No. 6, June 1980 (ddr-sjacl-1-289)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Minoru Masuda received Japanese American of the Biennium Award, committee chaired by Cherry Kinoshita, unanimously approved by National Board; long Redress status report, 3 pages, basically Commission going forward.
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Topaz Times Vol. II No. 30 (February 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-92)
Selected article titles: "Army Commission Due Today. Recruiting Team to Confer with Ernst on Registration Details" (p. 1), "Library to Open Japanese Section" (p. 1), "Topaz JACL Rally to be Held this Sunday" (p. 1).
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 14 (October 11, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-41)
Selected article titles: "Reveal Existence of Secret File on Japanese Americans in Civil Service Commission" (p. 1), "Nisei GI's Story Will Be Told in War Heroes Film" (p. 1), "Renunciants Ask Restoration Of Citizenship" (p. 1).
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Policies of the Relocation Planning Commission (ddr-csujad-45-77)
The charge (objectives) of the newly formed Relocation Planning Commission at Heart Mountain camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-02_010
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. VIII, No. 6, June 1971 (ddr-sjacl-1-131)
Bulletin covering the following topics: Board address City of Seattle Crime Commission as meeting topic; Board to adopt policy on ?Exclusionary Clubs;? Education Committee reviews book, ?Japanese Americans-The Untold Story? Thumbs down; plans for 50th Anniversary.
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Hotoru Matsudaira, Mako Nakagawa, and Masao Takahashi, who testified at a hearing before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-52-32)
Caption below image reads, "NO VACATION--Hotoru Matsudaira, right, a feisty 79-year-old grandmother, told a federal commission Thursday that the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was anything but a 'three-year vacation,' as described by Sen. S.I. Hayakawa, R-Calif. 'He is a Canadian and he lived in the East all during the war. He is …
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Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,263, Vol. 97, No. 19 (November 4, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-43)
Selected article titles: "'Cultural ignorance aggravates tensions,' Shimomura tells Japanese" (p. 1), "U.S. civil rights commission technically decomissioned" (p. 1), "Little Tokyo volunteers serve under 'quality health care' motto for needy" (p. 3), "Asian Indians advocate acculturation" (p. 5).
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Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 13 (ddr-densho-156-277)
Article titles: "Lovell Takes Crop Labor Problems to Jap Evacuees"; "Evacuee Woman Worker Killed"; "42 Teachers for Schools in Hunt"; "Editorial: 'Cute Little Habits'"; "Beet Harvest Depends Upon the Weather"; "Newell News Items"; "Japanese Boy Finds Way to Commission."
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Memorandum from Susumu Umemoto, Judical Clerk to Judicial Commission members (ddr-csujad-45-88)
An official notice to serve on the Judicial Commission. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-05_003
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Ron Ikejiri Collection (ddr-densho-393)
Ronald Ikejiri worked on the creation of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Incarceration of Citizens (CWRIC) as a representative for the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) to Washington, DC. The collection consists of photos and correspondence from that period as well as several family photos.
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Election of Charter Commission (ddr-csujad-55-768)
Instructional document covering the process and procedures for electing a Charter Commission at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes handwritten notes in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0770
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Quarterly report, 3rd (October 1/December 31, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-766)
Report on community government at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Covers: Special conditions of community government; Elements of Heart Mountain community government; and Function of Heart Mountain community government. Includes a description of roles and/or functions of the WRA administration, block chairmen, block meetings, block committees, block administrative officers, judicial commission, and charter commission. See this object …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 9 (March 6, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-9)
Selected article titles: "L.A. County: Commission Reports Rise in Hate Crime" (pp. 1, 3), "Chin Trial Moved to Ohio" (p. 1), "Focus on Japanese Americans: Opening Date, Ceremonies Set for Smithsonian Exhibit" (pp. 1, 4), and "Changes in JACL Personnel Manual Proposed" (pp. 1-2).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 89, No. 2066 (October 26, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-42)
Selected article titles: "Seattle Calls Off Pilgrimage to Minidoka Campsite" (p. 1), "Issei Had Ventured into Yukon Before '98 Klondike Gold Rush" (p. 1), "Peppermint Whirl: Factors in Aging" (pp. 4, 7), and "PNWDC Urges Japanese Americans Be Named to Redress Commission" (p. 6).