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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XVII, No. 3, March 1980 (ddr-sjacl-1-287)

Newsletter covering the following topics: National JACL President Clifford Uyeda reprimands Seattle JACL for Seattle JACL?s symposium on Redress will is not in line with official National JACL positions and is ?endangering the entire Redress program;" Board meeting-Seattle JACL to address city?s action on Affirmative Action; Seattle JACL to introduce National resolution curbing National Executive?s power …

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vh Susan Hayase Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-13-6)

Getting people to testify at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings; death of the "quiet American" stereotype, and legacy of the redress movement

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA …

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av Speak Out for Justice: An Introduction by Kay Ochi (ddr-densho-1024-98)

Co-Chair of NCRR/Los Angeles Kay Ochi provides an overview introduction of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings in Los Angeles, held from August 4 through August 6, 1981. Kay Ochi emphasizes the power of testimonies, grassroots organizations, and the importance of speaking out against injustice. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of …

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Collection Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Collection (ddr-densho-67)

This collection consists of selected papers collected by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), which was created on July 30, 1980 by an act of Congress. Formed mainly to investigate matters surrounding the incarceration and to recommend appropriate remedies, the CWRIC had no power to correct grievances and was viewed as a …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2124, Vol. 92, No. 5 (February 6, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-5)

Selected article titles: "Reagan team challenges U.S. job action for Blacks, Hispanics" (p. 1), "Redress commission expanded to nine" (p. 1), "Japan firm in U.S. sued for sex bias in hiring" (p. 1), "The Medical Consequences of Nuclear War" (p. 1), "New Nikkei-backed bank in L.A. opens" (p. 2), "How Hawaii's Sansei view Los Angeles" (p. …

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img Cake celebrating the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-9)

The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was passed on August 10, 1988. The following month, a celebration was held at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington. The logo on the cake stands for Issei, Nisei, and Sansei. The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was enacted to redress the wrongs by the United States government against …

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doc Minutes from the meeting of the Heart Mountain Relocation Planning Commission, March 30, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-607)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Relocation Planning Commission. Includes solicitation of feedback on relocation (also known as resettlement). Minutes also lists War Relocation policies and procedures related to relocation including Administrative Manual Release No. 59 regarding storage and transportation of property, Handbook Release No. 82 regarding seasonal leave policy, Handbook Release No. 73 regarding indefinite leave, …

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doc Memo from Harry L. Black, Assistant Project Director, to Willard E. Schmidt, Chief of Police, re: disorders in Block #54, June 2, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-83)

Discusses imprisonment in the stockade of 12 incarcerees and tension concerning the Japanese Language Schools and the schools in the camps, detailing what it terms "terrorist tactics" on the part of the Japanese Language School's proponents and concluding that the Project Director is justified in using the stockade for disciplinary purposes. The document also includes the …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 12 (September 20, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-38)

Selected article titles: "Angelenos mourn death of Sansei police officer" (p. 1), "Spark & Patsy won't have easy campaign as Mayor Blaisdell files at last minute" (p. 1), "Matsunaga calls for Dept. of Peace, first advocated for U.S. in 1779" (p. 1), "390,000 Orientals in California now" (p. 1), "Seattle human rights commission asks extra funds …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 16 (October 15, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-41)

Selected article titles: "'Illegal alien' issue swirls over Colorado as Nisei farmer accused" (p. 1), "10-story, 162-unit Kawabe House for Seattle Issei nearly ready" (p. 1), "Chicago JACL granted $55,000 to train ex-mental patients at own workshop" (p. 1), "Peking visit by Nixon viewed as bold move by Sato" (p. 1), "Friends of Far Eastern Art …

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Memo from Robert Y. Kodama, Executive Sec'y, Relocation Planning Commission, United States Department of the Interior to Mr. Joe Carroll, Relocation Program, April 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-933)

doc Memo from Robert Y. Kodama, Executive Sec'y, Relocation Planning Commission, United States Department of the Interior to Mr. Joe Carroll, Relocation Program, April 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-933)

Memorandum of understanding from Robert Kodama, Executive Secretary of the Relocation Planning Commission, to Joe Carroll regarding recommendations to the Program Officers conference. Covers Liberalizing Egress and Ingress to the Centers for the Evacuees, Increase of Subsistence Allowance for Grants, Community Adjustment Advisor Should Work Hand in Hand with an Evacuee Staff Member, Evacuee Public Relations …

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vh Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-7)

Nisei male. Born January 25, 1912, in San Jose, California. Grew up in San Jose, working on family's extensive farmholdings, and graduating from San Jose Teachers College. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While at Heart Mountain, became the agriculture superintendent, and …

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vh Angus Macbeth Interview (ddr-densho-1000-43)

White male. Born 1942 in Los Angeles, California. During the redress movement, served as Special Counsel to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) and oversaw publication of the Commission's report, Personal Justice Denied.

(This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored …

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vh Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview II (ddr-densho-1005-3)

Nisei male. Born January 25, 1912, in San Jose, California. Grew up in San Jose, working on family's extensive farmholdings, and graduating from San Jose Teachers College. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While at Heart Mountain, became the agriculture superintendent, and …

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vh Roger Daniels Interview (ddr-densho-1012-17)

Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …

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vh Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-16)

Nisei female. Born August 5, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Washington representative and researcher for National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) and primary archival researcher for the Commission on Wartime …

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vh Aiko Herzig Interview (ddr-densho-1002-8)

Nisei female. Born August 5, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Washington representative and researcher for National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) and primary archival researcher for Commission on Wartime Relocation …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 40 (November 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-65)

Selected article titles: "Hunt Boosts Third War Fund Drive $1,907.93" (p. 1), "New York Church Groups Aid Nisei Relocatees" (p. 1), "Income Tax Must Be Filed Before December 15" (p. 1), "Christian Week Begins Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Repatriates Reach Yokohama Harbor" (p. 1), "15,000 lbs. Mochi-gome Ordered for New Years" (p. 1), "Groups Oppose Selling Land …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 19 (May 18, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-19)

Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Hears Nisei Test Cases. Yasui, Hirabayashi Appeals Challenge Constitutionality Of Evacuation of U.S. Citizens" (p. 1), "Senate Committee Reports on Relocation, Urging Release Of Loyal Evacuees from Centers" (p. 1), "Hawaii's Food Raised Largely By Japanese" (p. 1), "Masaoka Will Appear Before House Hearing" (p. 1), "New Born Baby Confounds Coast …

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img Issei waiting to receive their redress checks (ddr-densho-10-11)

Four Issei, all at least 100 years of age, waiting to receive their redress checks at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington. Left to right: Mr. Katsuo, Ms. Wakamatsu, Mr. Ishimitsu, and Mr. Nakagawa. The fifth Issei recipient, Mr. Frank Yatsu, is not pictured. The man standing behind Ms. Wakamatsu is unidentified. The Civil Liberties …

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img President Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-6)

Onlookers watch as President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Left to right: Senator Spark Matsunaga (Hawaii), Representative Norman Mineta (California), Representative Patsy Saiki (Hawaii), Senator Pete Wilson (California), Representative. Don Young (Alaska), Representative Robert Matsui (California), Representative Bill Lowery (California), and Harry Kajihara, President, National JACL. The man in the back is …

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doc Charter of Tule Lake Relocation Project (ddr-csujad-55-784)

Charter document for the Tule Lake incarceration camp. Includes preamble and the following Articles: 1. Governing body; 2. Qualified electors; 3. Community Council and councilmen; 4. Officers of Community Council; 5. Community Council meetings; 6. Tax and license, gifts, and limitation to use; 7. Impeachment of officers; 8. Initiative, referendum, and recall; 9. Judicial Commission; 10. …

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 6, 1981 - Part 1 (ddr-densho-1024-109)

Testimonies emerge from the issei (first generation Japanese) perspective as testifiers demand to speak out in Japanese. Japanese Americans from Terminal Island tell their stories of being forcibly removed from their homes and placed into internment camps. Introduction by Yasuko Sakamoto of NCRR, and Alina Nakano, granddaughter of Bert and Lillian Nakano. Part 1 Testifiers: Dean …

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vh William Marutani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-44)

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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av Speak Out for Justice: August 5, 1981 - Part 3 (ddr-densho-1024-105)

In a lunch-time rally planned by NCRR, organizations and communities come together in solidarity to speak out in support for Japanese American Redress. Introduction by Miya Iwataki, Co-Founder of NCRR. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Los Angeles hearings, Visual Communications and Nikkei for Civil …

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