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doc 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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doc Testimony of Jack Tono (ddr-densho-1007-1820)

Jack Kiyoto Tono's statement to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians in New York City, New York on November 23, 1981. Tono describes his experience as a Japanese American draft resister and argues his support for redress.

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doc Concered Japanese Americans Statement to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-352-310)

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doc Concered Japanese Americans Statement to Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-352-171)

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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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).

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doc Announcement from Yoneo Bepp, Chairman, Charter Commission to Charter Members, May 11, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-773)

Invitation from Yoneo Bepp to Charter Members for an upcoming Charter Commission meeting. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0775

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doc 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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Collection 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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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 9 (March 7, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-9)

Selected article titles: "VFW Post in Okinawa Push Evac. Reparation" (p. 1), "Topaz WRA Camp Monuments Set" (p. 1), "Japanese Day School Scheduled to Open This Fall in New York" (p. 1), and "Federal Communications Commission: Ruling the Air Waves and Waiving the Rules" (p. 3).

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doc Administrative instruction (United States. War Relocation Authority), no. 85 (Februrary 26, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-741)

Instructional document regarding trial and punishment of offenses in incarceration camps. Includes list of "offenses punishable by the project director, penalties," "procedure for taking disciplinary action by project director," "offenses punishable by judicial commission, penalties, procedure," "reference of cases to project director for disciplinary action, to judicial commission, or to state and federal prosecuting officials," and …

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Narrator Ehren Watada

Male of Japanese and Chinese American descent. Born 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Graduated from Hawaii Pacific University in 2003, and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Received his officer's commission, and served in Korea in 2004 and 2005. While stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington, in 2006, asked for permission to resign his commission based on his understanding …

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doc Arbitration Commission (ddr-csujad-55-619)

Charter document of the Heart Mountain Arbitration Commission. Outlines membership, panel of arbitrators, disqualification, procedures, and agreements. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0621

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doc Minutes of meeting of Charter Commission, November 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-769)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Charter Commission meeting. Includes discussion on community government procedures, administration, citizenship, and incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0771

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 2 (January 9, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-2)

Selected article titles: "JACL-ADC stand on immigration supported. Report of President's commission endorses JACL-ADC position on new Walter-McCarran bill; list Japanese to be among 100,000 additional priority immigrants" (p. 1), "Japanese population in Canada drops to 21,000 says census" (p. 1), "Major problems of a new Japan compounded by obstacles of prewar ultra-nationalism and customs" (p. …

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Collection Sasha Hohri Collection (ddr-densho-352)

The Sasha Horhi Collection is comprised of paper documents related to the activities of the East Coast Japanese Americans for Redress, the National Council for Japanese American Redress, and the Redress movement broadly. Among the documents are personal testimonies that were presented to the Congressional Commission on the Wartime Internment and Relocation of Civilians, planning documents …

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Memo from Joe Carroll, Relocation Program Officer, Heart Mountain, to members of the Relocation Planning Commission, September 4, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-974)

doc Memo from Joe Carroll, Relocation Program Officer, Heart Mountain, to members of the Relocation Planning Commission, September 4, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-974)

Memorandum of understanding from Joe Carroll to members of the Relocation Planning Commission regarding an upcoming meeting at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0976

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doc Letter from Tomi Fujimura, Secretary, to Mr. Shoji Nagumo, July 25, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-967)

Correspondence from Tomi Fujimura to Shoji Nagumo regarding an invitation to the Relocation Planning Commission meeting at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0969

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-967/

doc Commission workshop (ddr-csujad-55-101)

Flyer for a workshop on preparation of oral and written testimony for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0103

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doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting, November 4, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-307)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting. Includes discussion on Judicial Commission, "repatriation problems", and reinstating members of the police department. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0309

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doc Excerpt: Testimony of Karl R. Bendetsen (ddr-densho-1007-1834)

Karl R. Bendetsen's statement to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians defending the argument that incarceration of Japanese Americans was a national security matter which he believed was supported by wartime intelligence, known as MAGIC. He also disputes claims of harm and prison-like living conditions in the camps.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 26 (June 26, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-25)

Selected article titles: "California Commission Moves to Issue Commercial Fishing Licenses to Japanese Aliens" (p. 1), "Congress Sends Evacuation Claims Bill to President" (p. 1), "Contributions from Hundreds of Nisei Groups Pour in for 350 Vanport Flood Refugees" (p. 2), "California VFW Unanimously Approves Resolution Asking Citizenship for Issei Group" (p. 3), "Japanese Canadian Citizens Win …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4351 (August 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-63)

Selected article titles: "American Council on Race Relations Criticizes WRA's Liquidation Program"; "Petition Requests Release of Five Jailed Japanese"; "To the Nisei, The End is Their Future Hope. They Fear 'Outside World'; Seek Normal Life"; "Misunderstanding"; "Caldwell WFA Camp Labor Day Celebration Set"; "Condemned Japanese 'Forgotten' by Courts"; "Nisei Ban Expels Union"; "Nisei Marry -- V-J …

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Narrator William Marutani

Nisei male. Born March 31, 1923, in Kent, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp to attend college in South Dakota, was drafted into the U.S. Army and served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan. After …

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