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doc Community analysis report, no. 10 (October 28. 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1660)

Report on "labor relations in relocation centers." Covers dynamic factors in labor relations including role of a center community in labor relations, influence of economic and social status on labor problems, influence of evacuee-staff relations on labor problems, and influence of informational policies on labor problems; patterns of labor crisis including immediate causes and area flare-ups, …

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doc Letter from R.E. Tracy, Supervisor, Sacramento-San Joaquin Area, to George H. Nakamura, May 15, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2429)

Correspondence from R.E. Tracy to George Hideo Nakamura regarding a Government Bill of Lading. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2535

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doc Notice from Duncan Mills, Project Director, Poston, to the residents of Poston, January 12, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1683)

Notice from Duncan Mills to incarcerees at Poston incarceration camp regarding closure of the centers. Covers financial assistance, advisory assistance, appointments for interviews, and leave regulations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1685

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doc Community analysis note, no. 2 (February 29, 1944): Engagement and marriage customs in a relocation center (ddr-csujad-55-334)

Report on Japanese engagement and marriage customs before and during incarceration. Includes a description of marriage traditions and complications during incarceration. Community Analysis Notes No. 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0336

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doc Former occupation of evacuees (ddr-csujad-55-20)

List of occupations and the number of individuals who held each occupation prior to being incarcerated. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00023

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doc Memo from Elmer L. Shirrell, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, to all project directors, December 31, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-797)

Memorandum of understanding from Elmer Shirrell to All Project Directors regarding job vacancies in the Chicago area for incarcerees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0799

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doc Community analysis report, no. 3 (March 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1657)

Report, "Japanese groups and associations in the United States," on Japanese social, economic, religious, and nationalistic groups and associations in the United States. Covers Kenjinkai or prefectural associations, Junior Kenjinkai, Nihonjinkai or Japanese associations, Seinenkai or young people's societies, Fujinkai or women's societies, Japanese Chambers of Commerce, hotel associations, California Farmers Association, Japanese Labor Association, Ko …

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doc Letter from Elmer L. Shirrell, Relocation Supervisor, to whom it may concern, November 12, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2176)

Correspondence from Elmer Shirrell to Whom it May Concern regarding George Nakamura's loyalty to the United States and recommendation for a job. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2278

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doc Comparison of former skills with present offers of employment (ddr-csujad-55-18)

List of incarceree skills and employment offers including occupational classification, former number, occupation percentage, employment number, offer percentage, and unspecified offers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00021

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doc Community analysis report, no. 5 (June 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1659)

Report on "Evacuee Resistance to Relocation" (or, leaving the incarceration camps). Covers recent leave procedure, causes of resistance to relocation, feelings of insecurity, importance of issei influence, reasons for not relocating, and administrative attitudes. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1661

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img Basketball Game (ddr-ohs-1-108)

Caption on Photo: War Relocation Authority. Midland Savings Bldg. Denver, Colo. NO: I-138. DATE: 3/18/1944. PHOTO LOCATION: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Ht. Mt., Wyo. DATA: A hotly contested Interscholastic Basketball game between the Heart Mountain and Powell High School girls team took place at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center on March 18. The Heart Mountain girls …

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img Football Game (ddr-ohs-1-106)

Caption on Photo: Heart Mountain. War Relocation Authority. Midland Savings Bldg. Denver, Colo. NO: G-191. DATE: 11/20/1943. PHOTO LOCATION: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Ht. Mt., Wyo. DATA: Real action can be expected when two of the Junior age teams tangle on the Heart Mountain gridiron. Photographer: HIKARU IWASAKI.

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img Girls Exercising (ddr-ohs-1-105)

Caption on Photo: War Relocation Authority. Midland Savings Bldg. Denver, Colo. NO: G-231. DATE: 11/17/1943. PHOTO LOCATION: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Ht. Mt., Wyo. DATA: Keeping a trim figure is a chief concern of any young American girl. Regardless of ancestry. This scene, in the Heart Mountain gymnasium, shows a group of young evacuees keeping fit. …

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img Basketball Against Powell (ddr-ohs-1-109)

Caption on Photo: War Relocation Authority. Midland Savings Bldg. Denver, Colo. NO: I-138. DATE: 3/18/1944. PHOTO LOCATION: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Ht. Mt., Wyo. DATA: A hotly contested Interscholastic Basketball game between the Heart Mountain and Powell High School girls team took place at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center on March 18. The Heart Mountain girls …

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img Girl Exercising (ddr-ohs-1-107)

Caption on Photo: War Relocation Authority. Midland Savings Bldg. Denver, Colo. NO: G-195. DATE: 11/17/1943. PHOTO LOCATION: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Ht. Mt., Wyo. DATA: Keeping a trim figure is a chief concern of any young American girl. Regardless of ancestry. This scene, in the Heart Mountain gymnasium, shows a group of young evacuees keeping fit. …

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doc Letter to Yori Kitagawa from Malcolm Pitts thanking her for her work with the War Relocation Authority (ddr-densho-539-91)

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doc Relocation program (ddr-csujad-55-1914)

Speech delivered by by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the Relocation Authority to the American Legion covering the history and activities of the War Relocation Authority, registration and "loyalty questionnaire," and attitudes towards Japanese Americans and the "relocation" program. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1917

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img New assembly center arrivals (ddr-densho-151-9)

Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. These children have just arrived at Turlock Assembly center. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to a War Relocation Authority center for the duration.

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img Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-133)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. The residents of Japanese ancestry appear at 2031 Bush Street for information on evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Issei woman waits with baggage (ddr-densho-151-210)

Original caption: Centerville, California. This evacuee stands by her baggage as she waits for evacuation bus. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Issei woman and children waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-169)

Original caption: Hayward, California. A mother with her American-born-and-educated children awaiting evacuation bus. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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doc Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Harry Bentley Wells (ddr-csujad-48-75)

Letter from War Relocation Authority to Harry Bentley Wells for reference purposes for Masaye Nakahira who applied to "leave a relocation center" (WRA-140), requesting a statement regarding his opinion of the individual. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9075. "WRA-140." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0075

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doc Letter from Theodore K. Ryan, Sanitary Engineer, War Relocation Authority, June 9, 1943 (ddr-csujad-42-93)

A reference letter regarding Fumio Fred Takano. It is written by Theodore K. Ryan, Sanitary Engineer at the Gila River incarceration camp, where Fumio Fred Takano is employed. It appears to be one of the references enclosed with the letter: csudh_tak_0091. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_48_001

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doc Letter from Francis Biddle, U.S. Attorney General, to Dillon Myer, War Relocation Authority (ddr-densho-156-127)

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doc United States War Relocation Authority Citizen's indefinite Leave Card for Robert Masao Yamasaki (ddr-densho-484-45)

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