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Letter from Ernest Cadman Colwell, Dean, University of Chicago Divinity School, to Alien Registration Division (ddr-densho-446-84)
doc Letter from Ernest Cadman Colwell, Dean, University of Chicago Divinity School, to Alien Registration Division (ddr-densho-446-84)
File# AR-5591586: Certifies Tsai's status and vouch for character; Tsai completed Bachelor of Divinity.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-84/
Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ai-jin (ddr-densho-446-318)
doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ai-jin (ddr-densho-446-318)
Exchange news. Ai Chih Tsai wrote to Chungking about getting a Chinese passport. Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai and Ai Chih Tsai are working on business contacts and possibilities for Ai-jin and contacting church boards and government officials to raise funds for educational activities in Formosa. Ai Chih Tsai needs financial help. Will send money to Chiong-hui's siblings …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-318/
Susumu Nakanishi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-496)
vh Susumu Nakanishi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-496)
Shin-Issei male. Born September 10, 1926, in Hyogo, Japan. Grew up in Japan, where parents farmed. During World War II, exempted from the draft due to higher education status. Attended Doshisha University in Kyoto, learning English from an influential missionary. Moved to the United States and attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, then studied at the University …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-496/
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-166)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-166)
Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born May 20, 1935, in Tacoma, Washington. Spent early childhood in Kent, Washington, and was removed with family to the Pinedale Assembly Center at age seven. Family was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and then moved to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled and attended grade school and high school in Chicago, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-166/
Nonfiction manuscript:
doc Nonfiction manuscript: "Road to Freedom" with submission letter and rejection letter (ddr-densho-468-158)
Manuscript of nonfiction narrative describing experience as Japanese-American seeking student leave from World War II incarceration. The manuscript incorporates letters to various college admission staff. Page one is a submission letter to the Yale Review. Page two is a rejection slip.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-158/
Letter from Ernest Cadman Colwell to William Benton, Assistant Secretary of State (ddr-densho-446-315)
doc Letter from Ernest Cadman Colwell to William Benton, Assistant Secretary of State (ddr-densho-446-315)
Letter of introduction for Ai Chih Tsai, who has 2 interests: establishing a university in Formosa and making plans for his return to Formosa
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-315/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 26 (December 30, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-52)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 26 (December 30, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-52)
Selected article titles: "Hope Fades for Passage of Walter Measure. See Little Chance of Senate Action on House-Passed Bill Before End of Special Session" (p. 1), "Report Chicago University Press Director Loses Post Over Book About Evacuation" (p. 1), "JACL Pledges Full Support in National Emergency" (p. 8).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-22-52/
Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-111)
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/
Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-densho-446-112)
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/
Letter from Hank to Kim Fujii (ddr-densho-433-26)
doc Letter from Hank to Kim Fujii (ddr-densho-433-26)
Hank writes to Kizie (Kimiko) Fujii about future education plans, families leaving the concentration camp, and informs her that his mother is too busy making flowers to make her a sweater.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-26/
Letter from Ryo Tsai to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization in Philadelphia (ddr-densho-446-244)
doc Letter from Ryo Tsai to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization in Philadelphia (ddr-densho-446-244)
Petition for immigration visa for Ai Chih Tsai. Education and employment history in US. Supporting financial documents.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-244/
San Diego Union: U.S. Formosa Aide Lives in San Diego (ddr-densho-446-406)
doc San Diego Union: U.S. Formosa Aide Lives in San Diego (ddr-densho-446-406)
Newspaper profile on Ai Chih Tsai return to U.S. (October 1947)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-406/
Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview (ddr-chi-1-3)
vh Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview (ddr-chi-1-3)
Yonsei. Born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Ohio. During World War II, members of their family were incarcerated in the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps in California. Graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Ethnic Studies. Moved to Chicago, involved in numerous community groups.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-3/
Carbon copy letter from Ai Chih Tsai to J.Y. Lai (ddr-densho-446-414)
doc Carbon copy letter from Ai Chih Tsai to J.Y. Lai (ddr-densho-446-414)
Responding to Mr. Lai's letter about the history of Christians in Taiwan. (3 pages)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-414/
Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Dr. W.A. Cameron (ddr-densho-446-335)
doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Dr. W.A. Cameron (ddr-densho-446-335)
What is Presbyterian Church in Canada's plan for missionary work in Formosa? Advice welcome.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-335/
Ben Chikaraishi Interview (ddr-chi-1-11)
vh Ben Chikaraishi Interview (ddr-chi-1-11)
Nisei male. Born September 10, 1921, in Colusa, California. As a child, family moved to Stockton, California, where parents owned a hotel. Was attending the University of California at Berkeley when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and the family was sent to the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Left camp to live in Chicago, Illinois, where he became …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-11/
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4332 (July 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-46)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4332 (July 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-46)
Selected article titles: "Empty Relocation Centers Seen by 1946"; "Home is the Soldier"; "Kalifornians' 'July Jump' Sunday, July 15 at Midland Hotel. Okabe and Kosaki Pushing Plans for a 'Groovy' Eve"; "2000 Indigents Expected to Return to Los Angeles"; "Nisei Wins $200 Essay Prize at University of Chicago"; "OPA to Put Ceiling on Japanese Food"; "Baseball …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-150-46/
Letter from Ryo Tsai to Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (ddr-densho-446-278)
doc Letter from Ryo Tsai to Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (ddr-densho-446-278)
Request for issuance of immigrant visa for Ai Chih Tsai
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-278/
Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-218)
vh Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-218)
Nisei male. Born on August 10, 1919, in Osaka, Japan. Attended college at the University of Washington before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Established Tule Lake's newspaper, the Tulean Dispatch. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago. Drafted into the Military Intelligence …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-218/

Narrator Eugene Tatsuru Kimura

Nisei male. Born September 19, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming. At a young age, moved to Seattle, Washington, and spent most of childhood there. Was enrolled at the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, before returning with family to Sheridan. Attended the University of …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/353/
Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 3 (January 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-201)
doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 3 (January 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-201)
Selected article titles: "Hits 'Exaggeration' of Project Employment Situation. Miller Asks Unemployed to Register for Work" (p. 1), "Board Recognizes Importance of Restoring Evacuees to State" (p. 1), "To Reopen Japanese Lettering Class" (p. 1), "Vocational Courses Available to Nisei" (p. 1), "Granada Relocates Inducted Into WACs" (p. 1), "Ex-Tuleans Operate Chicago Chick Farm" (p. 2), …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-201/
Warren H. Watanabe Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-2)
vh Warren H. Watanabe Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-2)
Nisei male. Born August 12, 1921, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, where father worked as the executive secretary of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Left camp to attend college and the University of Chicago. Earned …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-phljacl-1-2/

Narrator Wesley K. Watanabe

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born May 20, 1935, in Tacoma, Washington. Spent early childhood in Kent, Washington, and was removed with family to the Pinedale Assembly Center at age seven. Family was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and then moved to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled and attended grade school and high school in Chicago, …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/179/

Narrator Susumu Nakanishi

Shin-Issei male. Born September 10, 1926, in Hyogo, Japan. Grew up in Japan, where parents farmed. During World War II, exempted from the draft due to higher education status. Attended Doshisha University in Kyoto, learning English from an influential missionary. Moved to the United States and attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, then studied at the University …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/986/
Carbon copy letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ng Boksu (ddr-densho-446-413)
doc Carbon copy letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ng Boksu (ddr-densho-446-413)
Responding to Ng Boksu's inquiry about Taiwanese in the U.S. just before WWII. (5 pages)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-413/
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