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doc Post-exclusion bulletin, no. 4 (January 13, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1684)

Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including eastern and southern restrictions, visitor policy, students on indefinite leave, contraband, status of discharged soldiers and patrolled aliens, welfare assistance to aliens, travel grants for Hawaii, applications for travel assistance, progress of relocation, relocation of unattached children, property transportation assistance, See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Sacramento County dedication ceremony program (ddr-csujad-55-158)

Dedication ceremony for the Sacramento County memorial recognizing the injustices towards Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes schedule of ceremony events, description of the memorial, biographies of ceramic artist Yoshio Taylor and poet and playwright Hiroshi Kashiwagi. Includes the poem, "Japanese Americans (1942-1945)" by Kashiwagi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Internal relations and security offices (ddr-csujad-55-1449)

Scrapbook page containing an aerial black and white photograph of buildings at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes a list of building names and numbers. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 100. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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img Ariel views of sections; Sections of "the area" (ddr-csujad-55-1358)

Scrapbook page containing two black and white aerial photographs of the barracks and buildings of "sections" at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 29. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Sunday before (ddr-csujad-55-1278)

Collection of sermons given by pastors of Japanese ancestry prior to "evacuation." Includes "Foreword", "Preface", "Introduction", "Facing Evacuation", "The Tie That Binds", "Reweaving Our Lives", "The Babylonian Exile and the Love of God", "Abraham, the Migration Leader", "New Pilgrims", and "We Shall Have Our Easter." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Housing early in camp life (ddr-csujad-55-1365)

Scrapbook page containing two black and white photographs depicting barracks at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes Clark's brief description of the types of living quarters. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 36. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr and Mrs. S. Okine, April 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-142)

A letter from Ayame May Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her father-in-law, Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. Learning about the Okine's moving from Hawthorne to Whittier, she expresses her concerns about the neighborhood in the new location, and updates on her life in Chicago and Makoto Okine in Japan. The arrival date of the letter, April …

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doc Memorial Tech. Sgt. George Z. Akiyama Company F, 442nd R. C. T. (ddr-csujad-55-79)

Funeral program for Technical Sergeant George Z. Akiyama, Company F, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who was killed in action on July 3, 1944 in Castellino, Italy. Funeral service was organized by Nisei post 8985, V. F. W. and held at the Buddhist church in Sacramento, California. Program includes names of participants and schedule of church and …

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doc Memorial Cpl. Tadashi Takeuchi Cp. C, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd R. C. T. (ddr-csujad-55-78)

Funeral program for Corporal Tadashi Takeuchi, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who was killed in action on October 30, 1944 in the Vosges Mountains, France. Funeral service was organized by Nisei post 8985, V. F. W. and held at the Buddhist church in Sacramento, California. Program includes names of participants and schedule of church …

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vh Kenji Taguma Interview (ddr-densho-122-28)

Sansei male, born 1969. Editor for the Nichi Bei Times, the oldest Japanese American bilingual newspaper in northern California. Son of a draft resister from Granada concentration camp. Attended California State University at Sacramento and became involved in civil rights activism.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and …

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vh Rose Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1010-9)

Nisei female. Born May 7, 1915, in Auburn, Washington. Mother died at a young age, and was adopted by aunt and her family. Grew up in Washington state before moving to Fresno, California. Married and had a child before World War II, then removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After …

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doc West Coast Perspective (ddr-csujad-19-42)

This is a transcript of an article from the magazine "The Nation," vol. 154, no. 10, where Lois Fischer describes her visits to important munition plants from Los Angeles to Seattle. She describes significant increases in production rates as well as the problems faced by these plants regarding several questionnaires for the state and federal government. …

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av Interview with George Hamamoto, (audio) (ddr-csujad-56-1)

Sonoma County resident George Hamamoto was interviewed on June 20, 1978, by a Sonoma State University student for the North Bay Ethnic Archive Project. He discusses growing up in Sebastopol, the family grocery store, removal to Assembly Center in Merced, then incarceration at Granada (Amache) camp. Discusses organization and administration of camp, and return to Napa …

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img Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine (ddr-csujad-47-63)

Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine. Local residents took notice of Manzanar's large farm fields and gardens. Displays of farm produce, such as this one at Chalfant Press in Lone Pine, helped dispel local hostility toward the camp. Farm output for 1943 was 1,666 tons of vegetables, fruit and grain, with nearly …

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doc Letter from Ced [Cedrick Shimo] and Milli to Michi Weglyn, November 3, 1991 (ddr-csujad-24-85)

A letter from Cedrick and Milli Shimo to Michi Weglyn in which they talk about the the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. They also describe a reunion of survivors of the German concentration camp Dachau, and refer to a speaker at the event that talked about the treatment of African American soldiers during Word …

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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient (ddr-csujad-42-153)

doc Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient (ddr-csujad-42-153)

A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing a recipient, who is presumably Yoneko or Mariko Takano. It notifies that their review of the documents has been completed and determined that the requester is eligible for a redress payment …

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doc Golden Anniversary Reunion, 442 RCT (ddr-csujad-1-195)

A booklet of 50th Golden Anniversary 442 RCT includes mostly images of the events during the 5 days anniversary held in Hawaii. Also includes massages from Bill Clinton, U.S. President, Gen. Colin L. Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., and addresses delivered by Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. Senator, Hawaii, Gen. Gordon L. …

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img Inside some of the homes (ddr-csujad-55-1370)

Scrapbook page containing five black and white photographs of the interiors of barracks at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes a photograph of a group of three individuals (most likely internees). Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 41. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this …

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doc Redress regulations questions and answers (ddr-csujad-55-85)

Booklet covering questions related to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, a law authorizing compensation to eligible persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated during World War II. Question and answer section covers eligibility for redress, verification, documentation, confirmation of review, change of circumstances, payment timeline, resources for ineligible individuals, and information about working with the …

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doc Civil Liberties Act of 1988: questions and answers (ddr-csujad-55-2413)

Booklet covering questions related to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, a law authorizing compensation to eligible persons of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated during World War II. Question and answer section covers eligibility for redress, verification, documentation, confirmation of review, change of circumstances, payment timeline, resources for ineligible individuals, and information about working with the …

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Letter from F. de Amat, Consul of Spain, to Mr. Shizuo Sasaki, Secretary, Spanish Consul Joint Committee, Topaz, Utah, February 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-886)

doc Letter from F. de Amat, Consul of Spain, to Mr. Shizuo Sasaki, Secretary, Spanish Consul Joint Committee, Topaz, Utah, February 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-886)

Correspondence from F. de Amat, Consul of Spain, to Shizuo Sasaki, Secretary, Spanish Consul Joint Committee, regarding selective service of the Japanese American citizens. Includes information from the Embassy in Washington. D.C. regarding obligations of American citizens of Japanese descent to serve in the U.S. Army. Letter relayed from the Consul of Spain in San Francisco …

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img Block R's of Block 318 (ddr-csujad-38-189)

Photographed are Todd, Tosh, Ben, and John, who are members of "Block R's of Block 318," a Nisei men's club of the high school, at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Block R's of Block 318, 1943, Poston, Ariz. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 4. See this …

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doc Legal aid department of Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-16)

Report summarizing the establishment and workings of the legal aid department servicing Tule Lake based on an interview with Tim Yego. Includes a listing of department personnel with profiles and summarizes the types of cases brought to the department. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object …

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doc Structural report, institutional adjustments, V: educational institutions (ddr-csujad-26-20)

Essay observing education levels, types of students, and establishment of education programs at Tule Lake for English speaking students. Includes descriptions of programs for various age groups including nursery, primary, secondary, adult education, college and the Student Relocation Council. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object …

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doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 11, 1941 (ddr-csujad-44-186)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Includes discussion of co-sponsoring the Boy Scouts troop with the church, the graduation party, the dance class at the Bay View Grammar School, the Fourth of July parade, donations collected from use of the chapter's American flag, and the San Francisco District Council meeting. See …

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