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doc American-made refugees (ddr-densho-381-3)

A report compiling reasons why the forced evacuation of Japanese-Americans from the West Coast was unnecessary and motivated by war hysteria. The report also brings up questions about the constitutionality of the evacuation, in addition to spelling out the effects the evacuation has had in terms of human suffering and economic losses. The report concludes with …

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 63 (June 14, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-176)

Selected article titles: "Europe to Send War Refugees Here" (p. 1), "Residents Give Amache the 'Once Over'" (p. 1), "Residents Give Amache the 'Once Over'" (p. 1), "Twenty-one Answer Army Exam Call; Four Fail to Report" (p. 1), "Nisei Involved in Dispute About Status is Honored" (p. 4), "Discontinue Japanese Section" (p. 5).

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img Sueo Ohye on a train (ddr-njpa-4-1554)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ohye joined the sacred war. (Tokyo) January 6, 1939. The world famous pole-vaulter of the track and field world Mr. Ohye accepted the honorable call and let on the morning of the [?] by a train departing from Tokyo Station, where active and O.B. members of his old school's athletic club and …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-136)

Tad is in the station hospital with a slight fever and a sore throat. He says "it's been just grand." He's not doing much, just reading and resting. Shiro tried to call out sick to avoid the day's hike, but the doctor sent him off. Tad says he's "leading the life of Riley." Parents' note on …

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vh Daniel Inouye Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-28-5)

The call for military volunteers: running to sign up

This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length …

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doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, special meeting, July 19, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-588)

Minutes from the Special Session of the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion on "arrangements for doctors to call at apartments on emergency cases" and "Maintenance of Block Coordinator position." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0590

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 53 (May 2, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-142)

Selected article titles: "Dillon Myer Raps Coast Agitators"; "Waits Army Call"; "On the Other Hand"; "Seeking Workers"; "20% Favor, 20% Oppose Evacuees' Return"; "Perfectly Plain?"; "Convalescents"; "16 Shooting Cases in Four Months"; "Repeat Pattern"; "Singer and Pianist Will Give Recital on May 18"; "Bowling Tournament in Salt Lake City"; "Dead"; "Casualties Mount in Italy Campaign."

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doc Letter from Gordon K. Chapman to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-271)

US Embassy advised Ai Chih Tsai that he needs a call from a church to support his case to return to US. The Chicago church has 2 ministers and this is ample. Request for notification if Tsai has another congregation in mind and if his desire is to return to the U.S. as a permanent resident …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 111, No. 6 (September 7, 1990) (ddr-pc-62-31)

Select article titles: "Dan Rather's Quip on WWII Internment Hit"(p.1); "Calif. Assembly Soundly Defeats ACR 181 to Rewrite History of Internment in State Textbooks"(p.1);"A Great Program at the Outset in the 1970s, But Interest Waning Now for JACL Chapters"(p.2);"President Fujimori's Inaugural Day"(p.6);"When You Call 800-395-4672 for Redress Help, Here're the People in the Office Who Respond"(p.8).

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 21 (May 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-129)

Selected article titles: "Court Upholds Nisei Ballot" (p. 1), "Wyoming Legion for Segregation" (p. 1), "DeWitt's Transfer is Confirmed" (p. 1), "All Evacuees Not Disloyal" (p. 1), "Editorial: Let's Call Off the Civil War" (p. 4), "Drum Chooses American Way to Handle Disloyalty Problem" (p. 4), "Self-Respect, Confidence Restored as Relocation Program Pushed" (p. 5).

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img Oahu businessman and civic worker (ddr-njpa-2-466)

Caption on reverse: "For TUESDAY, Feb. 24 HELPS GUIDE CAMPAIGN---Paul Johnson, well known businessman and civic worker, has accepted appointment as a vice chairman of the March-long Red Cross roll call and fund drive. Mr. Johnson, working directly with an estimated 3,000 volunteers on Oahu alone, will play an important role in the drive to obtain …

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img Nisei children drinking milk (ddr-densho-259-426)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi, Roku and Shu [Yasui], sucking on what appear to be milk bottles taken in front of the dilapidated wooden storage shed attached to our old home on Third Street. We always used to call that side room the hisashi. That old hisashi was always a scary place to me, because it …

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img Love Lies fox trot (ddr-janm-16-17)

Black label with gold letterings\n26678-A Meniras de Amor Sigman-Freed-Meyer Tommy Dosey & his Orchestra Vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra\n26678-B The Call of the Canyon F.T. La Atraccion de la Naturalez Billy Hill Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra vocal Refrain by Frank Sinatra\n# 18 on list on box\nBackside on sleeve printed "Recoredvelope" Trademark Title: Number: Maker: Colum,n …

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doc Letter from Cliff [Uyeda] to Michi Weglyn, July 20, 1987 (ddr-csujad-24-39)

A letter from "Cliff" [Clifford I. Uyeda] to Michi Weglyn criticizing the 1987 book "They Call Me Moses Masaoka" by Mike Masaoka and Bill Hosokawa. The author of the letter also describes internal conflict on the national board of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 48 (ddr-densho-156-361)

Original summary excerpts: The volume of news reports for the past two weeks indicates that the furor caused by the Tule Lake incident, Dies sub-committee investigations and the "Midwest Frontiers" bathing article, has considerably abated. Alarm over the Tule Lake situation was faintly aroused by a story in the G.F. CALL BULLETIN, which reported that the …

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doc Fresno Grapevine Vol. II No. 1 (August 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-190-21)

Selected article titles: "Tots Splash Happily as Pool Opens" (p. 1), "Pickling Done on Big Scale" (p. 1), "Do Not Order Clothing Now if Not Needed" (p. 1), "Editorial: Profane Language is Bad Example for Children" (p. 2), "Time for Injections Changed at Hospital I" (p. 3), "Bedbugs? Don't Scratch, Call the Eradicators" (p. 3), "Educational …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-397)

Went to Sienna for the evening; planning to take a couple of days and go to Venice before they leave; because he worked as a medic, local townspeople sometimes come to him for minor ailments so when he walks around they say "Buon Journo Dottore" and they call Ryo "Piccolo Dottore". Parents' note on envelope back: …

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img Santiago Mendez de Vigo and his wife (ddr-njpa-1-427)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Spanish Ambassador Presents Credentials - at the Phoenix Hall in the Palace - Santiago Mendez de Vigo, recently appointed the first ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan since the revolution in the Spanish republic, visited the imperial palace at 11 a.m. on the 25th at the invitation of Court Ceremonies Official Soma. …

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 11, 1988 (ddr-csujad-24-37)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about someone named "William" who is writing a critique of "MOSES." Presumably Weglyn is referring to the 1987 book "They Call Me Moses Masaoka" by Mike Masaoka and Bill Hosokawa. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_037

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 30, No. 7, July 1993 (ddr-sjacl-1-413)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Kip Tokuda reminds members of Yoshihiro Hattori, Japanese exchange student killed while delivering pizza to the wrong address when he was shot by the homeowner. Homeowner cleared of all charges. Call for US Attorney General investigation; PNWDC hires three lawyers (Gary Iwamoto, Rod Kawakami, and Roger Shimizu) to pursue action against …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 28 (September 24, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-71)

Selected article titles: "Beet Fields Call Thousand Workers. Montana and Idaho Destination" (p. 1), "Itinerary of Workers Disclosed" (p. 1), "Patient Taken to L.A. Hospital" (p. 1), "Co-op Delegates Adopt By-Laws" (p. 1), "Coverly, New Project Director, Arrives" (p. 1), "Purposes Revealed by Hawaiian Club" (p. 1), "Patrolman Hurt Quelling Fight" (p. 1), "To the Parents …

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doc Sentinel supplement, series 232 (September 12, 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-939)

News bulletin from Heart Mountain incarceration camp covering a meeting about work at the Tooele Ordinance Depot, election of Community Enterprises committee, stoves, departure of enlisted incarcerees, call for agricultural workers in Utah, funeral services, railroad jobs, sending packages, jobs at the incarceration camp, and baseball games. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, November 5, 1987 (ddr-csujad-24-33)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which Weglyn praises Chin for a piece he wrote in the "San Jose Mercury News" critiquing "Moses." Weglyn is likely referring to the book "They Call Me Moses Masaoka" by Mike Masaoka and Bill Hosokawa, which was published in 1987. See this object in the California State …

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doc DRTC (ddr-csujad-55-2193)

Brochure for the Engineer Reserve Training Center. Covers ERTC organization, activities, mail and express, daily tasks, telephone and telegraph, money, war savings bonds, insurance, legal department, furlough, military bearing and courtesy, hospital infirmary and sick call, laundry, post exchanges, special service, transportation, post newspapers, and guest house policies. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Letters and clippings to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-662)

Multiple letters, notes and envelopes stored together inside one envelope. The first letter is addressed to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mine Okubo. In this letter Mine writes to thank Yuri for mailing photographs of Mine's exhibition and discusses it. The first note contains names of organizations. The second note contains a note about getting a call …

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