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Enlisted record and report of separation, honorable discharge (ddr-csujad-55-2179)
doc Enlisted record and report of separation, honorable discharge (ddr-csujad-55-2179)
Enlisted record and report of separation, honorable discharge for George Hideo Nakamura including Nakamura's military history. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2281
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2179/
Congressional record, 100th Congress, vol. 133, no. 60 (April 10, 1987) (ddr-csujad-55-206)
doc Congressional record, 100th Congress, vol. 133, no. 60 (April 10, 1987) (ddr-csujad-55-206)
Congressional Record, Proceedings of the 100th Congress, First Session, Washington, Friday, April 10, 1987, Volume 133, Number 60, statement by Alan Cranston regarding bill to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, HR 442, S 1009). See this object in the California State Universities …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-206/
Honorable discharge certificate for George Hido Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2180)
doc Honorable discharge certificate for George Hido Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2180)
Honorable discharge certificate for George Hideo Nakamura. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2282
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2180/
H.R. 4551 (102nd) [Civil Liberties Act amendments of 1992] (ddr-csujad-55-2067)
doc H.R. 4551 (102nd) [Civil Liberties Act amendments of 1992] (ddr-csujad-55-2067)
House of Representatives bill to amend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to include payments in the case of deceased persons. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2170
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2067/
S. 2553 (102nd) [Civil Liberties Act amendments of 1992] (ddr-csujad-55-2066)
doc S. 2553 (102nd) [Civil Liberties Act amendments of 1992] (ddr-csujad-55-2066)
Senate bill to amend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to include authorization of a trust fund, payments in the case of deceased persons, termination of the duties of the Attorney General, and exclusion of payments as income for veterans benefits. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2169
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2066/
JACL affidavit (ddr-densho-25-25)
doc JACL affidavit (ddr-densho-25-25)
Mae Iseri signed this affidavit when she became a member of the JACL. By signing, she swore allegiance to the United States, renounced allegiance to any other country, and condemned the "infamous machinations" of the Japanese government.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-25-25/
Letter requesting exemption addressed to Lieutenant General J.L. DeWitt from J.A.
doc Letter requesting exemption addressed to Lieutenant General J.L. DeWitt from J.A. "Al" Johnson (ddr-one-3-12)
Copy of a letter sent to Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt by J. A. "Al" Johnson. Asks for an exemption for the Kida family from Executive Order 9066 and attests to their loyalty to the United States.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-12/
Honor roll (ddr-densho-15-82)
img Honor roll (ddr-densho-15-82)
Japanese Americans looking at the camp's honor roll, a listing of all the Japanese Americans from the Minidoka concentration camp who volunteered for military service. Minidoka had the highest number of volunteers from the mainland United States.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-82/
Letter regarding the effort to pardon Iva Toguri d'Aquino (ddr-densho-338-118)
doc Letter regarding the effort to pardon Iva Toguri d'Aquino (ddr-densho-338-118)
A letter written by Virgil L. Elliott to the President of the United States. Elliott was a journalist who covered the Tokyo Rose trial and in this letter he requests Presidential intervention to pardon Iva Toguri d'Aquino.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-338-118/
Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-594)
doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-594)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about her letter to their brother Kaneji, her finalized plan to visit Japan, and details about their nephew Masato Nakashima's arrival in the United States.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-594/
Ai Chih Tsai Photo on SS Pacific Bear (ddr-densho-446-402)
img Ai Chih Tsai Photo on SS Pacific Bear (ddr-densho-446-402)
Ai Chih Tsai was stranded in Shanghai from Feb to Sep 1947 due to his immigration status. He was allowed to return to the United States after pleas to various agencies. (Photo circa Sept or Oct 1946)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-402/
Mas Okabe Collection (ddr-manz-5)
Collection Mas Okabe Collection (ddr-manz-5)
The Mas Okabe Collection contains photographs and documents related to the Okabe Family, including their repatriation to Japan and military service in the United States after World War II.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-5/
Acknowledgement of receipt of Teru Koyama's petition for the rehearing of her Keizaburo Koyama's case by Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney (ddr-one-5-208)
doc Acknowledgement of receipt of Teru Koyama's petition for the rehearing of her Keizaburo Koyama's case by Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney (ddr-one-5-208)
Photocopy of a declassified typed letter from United States Attorney Carl C. Donaugh to Teru Koyama acknowledging receipt of her affidavit dated April 21, 1943 along with the letters she had gathered in support of her husband's rehearing.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-208/
Redress!: the American promise (ddr-csujad-1-204)
doc Redress!: the American promise (ddr-csujad-1-204)
A booklet records the history of Japanese and Japanese-Americans who faced anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_04_07_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-204/
Department of Justice memo from the United States Attorney Director of Oregon Carl C. Donaugh on the Matter of the Detention of Keizaburo Koyama, a Japanese alien (ddr-one-5-116)
doc Department of Justice memo from the United States Attorney Director of Oregon Carl C. Donaugh on the Matter of the Detention of Keizaburo Koyama, a Japanese alien (ddr-one-5-116)
Photocopy of a declassified memorandum from Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney from the District of Oregon to the Attorney General in Washington, D.C., on the detention of Dr. Keizaburo Koyama. The filled out form letter notes that the FBI took Dr. Koyama into custody on December 10, 1941 in Portland, Oregon and that he is …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-116/
Letter from Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney for Portland, Oregon on requesting a rehearing for Keizaburo Koyama with date and filing stamps. (ddr-one-5-207)
doc Letter from Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney for Portland, Oregon on requesting a rehearing for Keizaburo Koyama with date and filing stamps. (ddr-one-5-207)
Photocopy of a declassified typed letter from Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney for Portland, Oregon, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit about Dr. Keizaburo Koyama, Japanese alien. Donaugh writes that he is attaching an affidavit from Teru Koyama, Dr. Koyama's wife, petitioning for a rehearing. He also mentions several letters and phone …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-207/
Japanese family in America (ddr-csujad-55-50)
doc Japanese family in America (ddr-csujad-55-50)
Article reprinted from the "Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science" on the status of Japanese in the United States. Article includes sections on the Unique Position of the Japanese, Minority Groups in the United States, Background of the Japanese in California, After the War Began, Evacuation, Factors Strengthening Family Solidarity, Summary, and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-50/
Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 79 (July 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-117)
doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 79 (July 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-117)
Selected article titles: "Majority of United States is a Union of Minorities" (p. 1), "Indefinite Leaves Slowed: Passage of Bill Expected" (p. 1), "Editorial: Fourth of July, 1943" (p. 2), "Sunday: Canal Boy Scout Gives Talent Show" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-117/
Certificate of Appreciation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (ddr-densho-381-194)
img Certificate of Appreciation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (ddr-densho-381-194)
A certificate of appreciation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, commending Takami Hibiya on his efforts to develop and strengthen relations between the "United States and Japan, as well as between Americans and Japanese within... [his] community."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-194/

Narrator Jack Dairiki

Kibei male. Born December 25, 1930 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, traveled to Japan with father to Japan, then could not return to the United States because of impending war. Was living in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Returned to the …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/555/
The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 43 (May 28, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-210)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 43 (May 28, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-210)
"Canada's Japanese Unit Offices Will be Shut as of July 31" (p. 1), "Three Newspapers Support Passage of Judd's Measure for Equality with Editorials" (p. 1), ""House for Hiroshima' Group Will Depart United States for Japan Friday, Jun 24" (p. 1).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-229-210/
Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 211 (July 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-433)
doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 211 (July 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-433)
Selected article titles: "Fourth of July Program to Begin 7 p.m. Tonight" (p. 1), "Youth Drowns While Swimming in Canal" (p. 1), "Volunteer Fire-Fighters Needed" (p. 1), "Appeals for 63 Residents Filed in United States District Court" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97-433/
Hiroshi Saito's daughter (ddr-njpa-4-2547)
img Hiroshi Saito's daughter (ddr-njpa-4-2547)
Caption on reverse: "QUEEN OF CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL WASHINGTON. --- Miss Sakiko Saito, daughter of the Japanese ambassador to the United States, who has been chosen Queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival here Potomac Park next month [sic]. c-3/18/37"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-2547/
U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service Confidential Abstract of Consolidated File Page 2 (ddr-one-5-150)
doc U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service Confidential Abstract of Consolidated File Page 2 (ddr-one-5-150)
Photocopy of a declassified form dated January 27, 1942 with biographical information on Keizaburo Koyama and his life in the United States. This page contains questions 9 - 15. This page does note that there is "No Apparent grounds for deportation."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-150/
Department of Justice Receipt (ddr-one-5-59)
doc Department of Justice Receipt (ddr-one-5-59)
Brown printed form that is torn in half, with burn mark on the center of the left edge. Provides receipt of $27.99 paid to the United States Treasury by Keizaburo Koyama while at Santa Fe Detention Center. Dated 6-30-43.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-59/
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