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doc Letter from Col. J. R. Lovell to Immigration and Naturalization Service (ddr-densho-446-162)

Letter from certifying Tsai's employment with commendation for his excellent work of great value to US war effort.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-162/

doc Letter from Lt. Col. Merillat Moses to Joseph Savoretti (ddr-densho-446-121)

Requests advice on the next steps Tsai should take. Also requests the return of the correspondence Tsai sent.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-121/

doc Letter from George "Jack" H. Kerr to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-114)

Letter in support of Tsai's requests to change his status to friendly alien. Kerr offers strong support for Tsai's character, ability, and assistance to US war effort.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-114/

Collection Taniguchi Family Collection (ddr-densho-252)

The Taniguchi Family Collection consists of one photograph album containing prints that record the history of the Taniguchi family from the early to later 20th century in both Japan and the United States.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-252/

doc Harry Matsuoka's alien registration receipt card (ddr-densho-390-5)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-5/

doc Takami Hibiya's instructor card (ddr-densho-381-122)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-122/

doc Letter from Edward J. Ennis to Ai Thich Tsai (ddr-densho-446-116)

Acknowledges request for assistance in changing alien status. U.S. law offers no way to do this except by complying with naturalization statutes. Recommends contacting Immigration and Naturalization Services Department in Philadelphia.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-116/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Selective Service Board 88 (ddr-densho-446-182)

Tsai will go overseas with the Bombing Survey as an Analyst for three months.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-182/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Immigration and Naturalization Service (ddr-densho-446-117)

Request for assistance changing Tsai's status to Chinese Formosan, friendly alien, and a path to U.S. citizenship. Enclosed copies of previous request to Departments of State and Justice along with complete copies of these correspondences.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-117/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-111)

Request for assistance changing Tsai's status to Chinese Formosan, friendly alien, and a path to U.S. citizenship [final draft]

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-111/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-113)

Request for assistance changing Tsai's status to Chinese Formosan, friendly alien, and a path to U.S. citizenship [typed draft]

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-113/

doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-112)

Request for assistance changing Tsai's status to Chinese Formosan, friendly alien, and a path to U.S. citizenship [handwritten draft]

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-112/

doc Letter from Lt. George Kerr to Immigration and Naturalization Service (ddr-densho-446-139)

Support for Ai Chih Tsai's request for passport extension. Describes the great importance of Tsai's work to the Navy. Tsai is employed and student visa may be invalid. How to renew the validity of his passport? Has Chinese certificate #1.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-139/

doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 20 of 26 and contains the right side of the questionnaire only. (ddr-one-5-142)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 89 of 111 and contains only the right side of the questionnaire. The question references extended relatives in the United States and is blank.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-142/

doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 20 of 26 and contains the left side of the questionnaire only. (ddr-one-5-141)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 89 of 111 and contains only the left side of the questionnaire. The question references extended relatives in the United States and is blank.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-141/

doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXIV No. 2 (August 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-660)

Selected article titles: "Swiss to Represent Japanese Interests in United States" (p. 1), "Tests Show Units I, II, Swimming Pools Water Unsafe for Swimming" (p. 2), "Rumor Schools to Reopen September 3 False -- Myer" (p. 2), "California; Vets Care for Cemetery in Evacuees' Absence" (p. 6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-660/

img Portrait of an Issei man in Western clothing (ddr-densho-259-57)

Portrait of Masuo Yasui as a young man wearing Western clothing. Caption by Homer Yasui: "Masuo Yasui came to the United States alone, departing from Yokohama, Japan on the Ryojun Maru, at the age of 16-1/2 years. He arrived in Seattle on June 4, 1903."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-57/

img Four-star mother (ddr-densho-35-51)

This four-star mother is at the annual Nisei Veteran Memorial Day service. The service takes place at the Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, Washington. This woman received her United States citizenship on March 21, 1997 at the age of 100 years. She died on June 29, 1998.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-35-51/

doc Declaration of individuals entering or leaving Japan (ddr-csujad-55-2245)

Customs declaration from regarding Masako Adachi's belongings being transported from Japan to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2348

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2245/

doc Issue slip (ddr-csujad-55-2254)

List of items belonging to Masako Adachi being transported from Japan to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2357

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2254/

vh Yoshiko Asakura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-304)

Japanese female. Born November 29, 1930, in Shizuoka, Japan. Attended school during World War II. After the war, entered the nursing profession and became involved in a number of social and political causes. In the 1960s, married a Kibei Nisei and moved to the United States.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-304/

vh Daryl Keck Interview (ddr-densho-1000-177)

White male of German descent. Born December 5, 1921, in Oketo, Kansas. Worked for a shipyard on Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served in the United States Air Force during World War II, and presently lives in Hammett, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-177/

doc Letter to Lois and Emmett from Jailed Persons (ddr-densho-549-1)

A letter addressed to Lois Bennett and Emmett Bennett from jailed persons at the King County Jail, thanking them for delivering peaches. Among the signatories is Gordon Hirabayashi, whose refusal to comply with Japanese American incarceration orders led to the landmark case Hirabayashi v. United States.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-549-1/

doc Haircut and uniform chart (ddr-csujad-49-44)

Pamphlet with drawings illustrating dress code for hairstyles and uniforms. An item from: pages 32-33 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_026_04

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-44/

Letter from Philip R. Ward Sr., Judicial, Fiscal, and Social Branch Civil Archives Division, National Archives and Records Administration to Mariko Hirashima, May 31, 1988 (ddr-csujad-42-145)

doc Letter from Philip R. Ward Sr., Judicial, Fiscal, and Social Branch Civil Archives Division, National Archives and Records Administration to Mariko Hirashima, May 31, 1988 (ddr-csujad-42-145)

A letter issued by Judicial, Fiscal, and Social Branch Civil Archives Division, National Archives and Records Administration to verify Mariko Morllie Hirashima's incarceration and release dates during the war. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_77_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-145/

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