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U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 5 of 26. (ddr-one-5-125)
doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 5 of 26. (ddr-one-5-125)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 11a - 15a of 111. Dr. Koyama states that he has a Japanese passport, but is unsure of the number as it is in a safety deposit box at the First National Bank …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-125/
Affidavit (ddr-csujad-12-26)
doc Affidavit (ddr-csujad-12-26)
This affidavit belongs to Tsugitada Kanamori. It states that in 1945 he was repatriated to Japan in 1945 and that he did not swear allegience to the United States of America. According to the affidavit, Kanamori did so in order to keep his family together and to remain in camp. He also asserts that he was …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-12-26/
Takami Hibiya's exam rating (ddr-densho-381-150)
doc Takami Hibiya's exam rating (ddr-densho-381-150)
Takami Hibiya's exam rating for the Foreign Language Information Specialist exam.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-150/
Letter from A.C. Goodenough to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 1 of 2. (ddr-one-5-219)
doc Letter from A.C. Goodenough to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 1 of 2. (ddr-one-5-219)
Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Mrs. A.C. Goodenough to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. She is petitioning for a rehearing for Dr. Keizaburo Koyama. She writes about how long she has known him and his family, how Americanized they are, and how loyal Dr. Koyama is to the United States. She …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-219/
Sworn statement by Eva C. Goodenough on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama. Page 2 of 3. (ddr-one-5-197)
doc Sworn statement by Eva C. Goodenough on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama. Page 2 of 3. (ddr-one-5-197)
Photocopy of a declassified seven point sworn statement from Eva C. Goodenough on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama. On this page, Mrs. Goodenough writes about Dr. Koyama's reputation, stating that it is "above reproach." She contacted several schools and individuals that had dealings with Dr. Koyama and all "expressed their confidence in him." As to his loyalty …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-197/
Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-118-21)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-118-21)
Coping with speaking very little English during early years in the United States

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-118-21/
Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 71 (ddr-densho-1000-118-71)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 71 (ddr-densho-1000-118-71)
Mixed feelings upon hearing that the United States had won the war

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-118-71/
Yellow Peril on Wane Throughout Country. Immigration of Orientals Decreases and United States Actually Losing Japanese. (August 4, 1910) (ddr-densho-56-176)
doc Yellow Peril on Wane Throughout Country. Immigration of Orientals Decreases and United States Actually Losing Japanese. (August 4, 1910) (ddr-densho-56-176)
The Seattle Daily Times, August 4, 1910, p. 10
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-176/
United States Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service Office of District Director, Seattle, Washington, Report of Enemy Alien (ddr-one-5-251)
doc United States Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service Office of District Director, Seattle, Washington, Report of Enemy Alien (ddr-one-5-251)
Photocopy of a declassified report on the status of Keizaburo Koyama. The report notes that Koyama is moving from the Minidoka War Relocation Project in Hunt, Idaho to 3615 B Cottonwood, Apartment 9918 in Vanport, Oregon. His status is still listed as parolee. The form lists his occupation at the time of arrest as "farm laborer," …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-251/
Letter from Tom C. Clark, Assistant Attorney General of the United States, to Frank Herron Smith, May 31, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-7)
doc Letter from Tom C. Clark, Assistant Attorney General of the United States, to Frank Herron Smith, May 31, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-7)
Referencing Clark's May 4, 1945 letter to Harry Truman regarding violence against Japanese Americans on the West Coast, Clark informs Smith that unless a federal law is violated, the FBI can not be involved. See related Letter from Frank Herron Smith to President Harry S. Truman, May 4, 1945. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-21-7/
Message from the President of the United States on the Segregation of Loyal and Disloyal Japanese in Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-356-1037)
doc Message from the President of the United States on the Segregation of Loyal and Disloyal Japanese in Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-356-1037)
Formal message from President Franklin Roosevelt to the Senate regarding Senate Resolution 166 on the segregation of loyal and disloyal Nikkei in camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-1037/
Institution ceremony and installation of officers of Nisei Post, no. 8985: veterans of foreign wars of the United States (ddr-csujad-55-174)
doc Institution ceremony and installation of officers of Nisei Post, no. 8985: veterans of foreign wars of the United States (ddr-csujad-55-174)
Program for the Institution Ceremony and Installation of Officers of Nisei Post, No. 8985, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Includes list of officers, donors, program participants, and ceremony schedule. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0176
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-174/

Narrator Kay Sweeney

Japanese female. Born 1922 in Kagoshima, Japan. During World War II, served as a nurse with the Japanese army in Jakarta and Japan. After the war, moved to the United States and lived in San Francisco before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/677/
CSU Dominguez Hills Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (ddr-csujad-32)
Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (ddr-csujad-32)
The Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album is a photograph album featuring images from the Minidoka incarceration camp. It may have been compiled by Lona Haug, vice-principal of the Blk 10 school at Minidoka in 1943. The album features a photograph of Ben Kuroki, a Japanese American who served in the United States Army Force during World …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-32/
Letter from William K. Koyama from the Minidoka Concentration Camp to the United States Attorney Carl C. Donaugh asking him to parole his father, Keizaburo Koyama. Page 4 of 4. (ddr-one-5-168)
doc Letter from William K. Koyama from the Minidoka Concentration Camp to the United States Attorney Carl C. Donaugh asking him to parole his father, Keizaburo Koyama. Page 4 of 4. (ddr-one-5-168)
Photocopy of a declassified letter written by Keizaburo Koyama's son, William, to the United States Attorney Carl C. Donaugh asking him to release his father to the Minidoka War Relocation Center. William ends his letter appealing to the honor of the Attorney General and asks that he parole his father as he "would die before he …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-168/
Letter from Eva Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit. Page 1 of 5. (ddr-one-5-213)
doc Letter from Eva Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit. Page 1 of 5. (ddr-one-5-213)
Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Eva Koyama, daughter of Teru and Keizaburo Koyama, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Eva writes about her brother and sister, their ages, and status as American Citizens. She adds that her parents have been in the United States for 25 - 30 years and have …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-213/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 10 (September 3, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-35)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 10 (September 3, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-35)
Selected article titles: "Federal Court Condemns Mass Evacuation Program. Judge Denman Denounces Wartime Exclusion, Detention of Japanese American Group" (p. 1), "Convict Seven U.S. Japanese in Yokohama. Made False Statements in Attempt to Return to United States" (p. 1), "San Francisco News Defends Gen. DeWitt's Wartime Actions" (p. 3), "Discuss Outright Test Case on Validity of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-21-35/
Memorandum from George H. Zentz, American Consul, American Consulate General Yokohama, to Tsugitada Kanamori, July 28, 1953 (ddr-csujad-12-6)
doc Memorandum from George H. Zentz, American Consul, American Consulate General Yokohama, to Tsugitada Kanamori, July 28, 1953 (ddr-csujad-12-6)
This memorandum issued by George H. Zentz, American Consul, American Consulate General Yokohama, confirms that Tsugitada Kanamori is a citizen of the United States based on his birth records. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tsu_01_02_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-12-6/
Letter from Harry and Yaso Ueno to Michi and Walter Weglyn, June 03, 1987 (ddr-csujad-24-44)
doc Letter from Harry and Yaso Ueno to Michi and Walter Weglyn, June 03, 1987 (ddr-csujad-24-44)
A letter from Harry and Yaso Ueno to Michi and Walter Weglyn in which the authors lament a United States Supreme Court and criticize Japanese American Citizens' League (JACL) leader Mike Masaoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_003
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-44/
Letter from Joe H. Janeway, Chief Engineer, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of Interior, July 26, 1944 (ddr-csujad-42-101)
doc Letter from Joe H. Janeway, Chief Engineer, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of Interior, July 26, 1944 (ddr-csujad-42-101)
A reference letter regarding Fumio Fred Takano. It is written by Joe H. Janeway, Chief Engineer, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States of America Department of Interior. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_51_003
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-101/
Telegram from G. Arnold to Robert Cullum, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, August 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-42-104)
doc Telegram from G. Arnold to Robert Cullum, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, August 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-42-104)
A telegram from G. Arnold to Robert M. Cullum, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior regarding Fumio Fred Takano's request for the permission to reenter California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_53_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-104/
Ingram Stainback taking oath of office from Delbert Metzger (ddr-njpa-2-1190)
img Ingram Stainback taking oath of office from Delbert Metzger (ddr-njpa-2-1190)
Caption on reverse: "STAINBACK TAKES OATH: Governor Ingram M. Stainback is shown taking the oath of office for his second four-year term, with Federal Judge Delbert E. Metzger as administering officer, in brief ceremonies Saturday on the makai steps of Iolani palace. He is the third governor in the territory's history to be reappointed by the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-1190/
Tatsuta Maru (ddr-densho-357-726)
img Tatsuta Maru (ddr-densho-357-726)
Handwritten caption: "Hiroko and Hanako leaving for Japan on Tatsuta Maru, March 23, 1933." Hiroko Terakawa and Hanako Terakawa are not easily visible, but Tansai Terakawa stands in the front of the group (to the left of center). The Tatsuta Maru was a Japanese ocean liner that consistently made the Trans-Pacific crossing between the countries of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-357-726/
Two Issei in front of barracks (ddr-densho-37-327)
img Two Issei in front of barracks (ddr-densho-37-327)
Original WRA caption: Minidoka Relocation Center, Hunt, Idaho. Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto, 80, and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, 80, on their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Sakamoto came to the United States from Japan in 1894. He was the first Japanese second-hand furniture store proprietor, first Japanese express man and one of the first vegetable …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-327/
Coram Nobis Exhibit AA (ddr-densho-405-29)
doc Coram Nobis Exhibit AA (ddr-densho-405-29)
Memo regarding changes to a footnote dealing with Korematsu v. United States and the "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast 1942." This document was Exhibit AA 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, Margaret Chon, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-405-29/
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