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93 items
![James Seigo Miwa's Will (ddr-densho-437-30)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b2/32/b23239089e5876838a859bd04b9abc08.jpg)
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James Seigo Miwa's Will (ddr-densho-437-30)
Bequeathing all James Seigo Miwa's property to his son Lawrence Fumio Miwa
![Letter from Eugene Milliken, Chair of Senate Finance Committee, to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-33)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3a/a9/3aa93ce596a7808a1516c1abfb8f3c76.jpg)
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Letter from Eugene Milliken, Chair of Senate Finance Committee, to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-33)
Responding to Lawrence Fumio Miwa's request to review James Seigo Miwa's claim
![Letter to Oliver Ellis Stone (ddr-densho-437-213)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e0/21/e0213b7756515b4b715c7558cc4395c7.jpg)
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Letter to Oliver Ellis Stone (ddr-densho-437-213)
Only first page, likely from Lawrence Miwa. Information about James Seigo Miwa's business
![Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-22)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ce/6f/ce6fe686b690ace6dae452e53ef19832.jpg)
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Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-22)
Correspondence and documents with Lawrence Miwa concerning claim for James Seigo Miwa's confiscated property
![Letter from Robert Murakami to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-34)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e3/97/e39799d7bb051d1f70dab709fcf197c6.jpg)
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Letter from Robert Murakami to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-34)
Advising Lawrence Miwa on how to proceed with claim on James Seigo Miwa's confiscated property
![Letter from Robert Murakami to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-38)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e7/c5/e7c5df5091cba0bbb0860cce338d0494.jpg)
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Letter from Robert Murakami to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-38)
Advising Lawrence Miwa that the chances of reclaiming James Seigo Miwa's property are slim at this point
![Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-23)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/79/2f/792f3db00ae813d8c811bf8fc3a71007.jpg)
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Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-23)
Including FBI report on James Seigo Miwa's activities while in Japan, legal documents from Lawrence Miwa concerning families claim on confiscated property
![Coram Nobis Exhibit V (ddr-densho-405-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2f/75/2f753f1204eae459414583bb08251fe2.jpg)
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Coram Nobis Exhibit V (ddr-densho-405-24)
Correspondence from James Lawrence Fly to Francis Biddle regarding Biddle's questions about the accuracy of the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuees from the West Coast 1942."
This document was Exhibit V in the coram nobis litigation. This document was available in conjunction with "Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment" by Eric K. Yamamoto, …
![James Seigo Miwa Family Collection (ddr-densho-437)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/87/15/87155b939218f0e494fc8ca84abc5571.jpg)
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James Seigo Miwa Family Collection (ddr-densho-437)
The collection contains materials from James Seigo Miwa's family, with a focus on James Seigo Miwa's arrest and detainment during World War II, and his son Lawrence Miwa's lawsuit against the Office of Alien Property to recoup the family's properties and business assists seized by the US government during World War II.
![Set of legal documents related to estate of James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-297)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9d/68/9d68fd67ac212e3f68cdc6da6a576bd9.jpg)
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Set of legal documents related to estate of James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-297)
Copy of cancellation of Power of Attorney granted to Shigeru Nakata while James Seigo Miwa was held at Lordsburg Internment camp, cancellation of Deed of Gift to Katherine Kiyoko (Miwa) Sato, copy of will listing Lawrence Miwa as beneficiary
![Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to James Lawrence (ddr-densho-468-206)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fa/62/fa6203fec4376bbf47f35d1b6a5bbb8f.jpg)
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to James Lawrence (ddr-densho-468-206)
Thank you on behalf of Nebraskans for Norman Thomas for news coverage
![Department of Justice files from 1956](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/90/9a/909a0d5617f455ddd08c35a35c168963.jpg)
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Department of Justice files from 1956 "hearing" (ddr-densho-437-25)
Transcript of hearing concerning claim for James Seigo Miwa's property
![Department of Justice files related to hearing and appeal about property claim (ddr-densho-437-27)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d4/e7/d4e7ac926fd7ee3666b0b37854226369.jpg)
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Department of Justice files related to hearing and appeal about property claim (ddr-densho-437-27)
Document and correspondence related to appeal of decision to deny family's claim
![Department of Justice files related to hearing about property claim (ddr-densho-437-26)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4b/1b/4b1b997cbaba2a80829fc549daa47aa8.jpg)
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Department of Justice files related to hearing about property claim (ddr-densho-437-26)
Briefs and correspondence related to the outcome of the hearing concerning claim for James Seigo Miwa's property
![Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/77/b0/77b06fb20bc8c40ebb89cf1498dcec0b.jpg)
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Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-24)
Correspondence and documents related to hearing concerning upcoming hearing about family's claim for property
![Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-19)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/7c/92/7c924d5f13b80949aac1f515becf0b94.jpg)
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Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-19)
Includes documents related to attempts to have James Seigo Miwa's sons attend college in the United States, and return of property
![Correspondence with Rep. Spark Matsunaga concerning Miwa family claim (ddr-densho-437-28)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/8d/9a8d05075ea16c5c35809048490c401e.jpg)
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Correspondence with Rep. Spark Matsunaga concerning Miwa family claim (ddr-densho-437-28)
Requesting introducing private legislation to resolve Miwa family claim for compensation for loss of James Seigo Miwa's property
![Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/46/f9/46f97ab607941b11c04e83129d873bad.jpg)
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Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-7)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "5/20/72 Eddie is one year old! Stephen, 8 years & 7 mons, Dad, Jim, 4 years & 6 mons, Faunny face! Eddie, One year old! Jackie, 7 years & 1 mon., In our backyard @ 28738 Golden Meadow Drive, Palo Verde Ren., Calif. 90274".
![Notes on claim for return of confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-31)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a0/d1/a0d155590c24a854feea2ea00813ebe5.jpg)
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Notes on claim for return of confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-31)
Handwritten timeline of disposition of James Seigo Miwa's assets confiscated in WWII
![Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-242)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/63/6a/636a2b96a9c09741aaca58b88ec203c9.jpg)
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-242)
Thanking him for his work on the case
![Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-256)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/15/bb/15bbc3b42b2be466d64bc1fed8beb50f.jpg)
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-256)
Thanking him for his help and clarifying what happened to his father during the war in Japan
![Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-258)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a2/a1/a2a1c04b0393ad0a06dab14c282b14fb.jpg)
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-258)
Asking about the timetable for the case
![Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-250)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d7/be/d7be8c5685b52fb21e076101df5030c4.jpg)
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-250)
Updates on the case, and the possibility of congress taking up legislation about property claims