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Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Media Releases, Tentative Witness Lists, and Tentative Agendas (ddr-densho-1007-1822)
doc Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Media Releases, Tentative Witness Lists, and Tentative Agendas (ddr-densho-1007-1822)
Compilation of research materials from the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians documenting hearings and testimonies given in 1981 throughout Washington, D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1822/
Testimony of Gordon Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-67-325)
doc Testimony of Gordon Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-67-325)
Written testimony of Gordon Hirabayashi, titled: "Some Wartime Inconsistencies and Citizen Rights: A Call for Redress." This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-325/
Letter to Okiyo Okagaki from Larry Tajiri (ddr-densho-338-166)
doc Letter to Okiyo Okagaki from Larry Tajiri (ddr-densho-338-166)
A letter telling Okiyo Okagaki that Larry and Guyo Tajiri will be traveling to Mexico for vacation. And mentions that Larry is selecting between jobs in Colorado Springs and Washington, D.C.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-338-166/
Weekly Press Review No. 14 (ddr-densho-156-326)
doc Weekly Press Review No. 14 (ddr-densho-156-326)
Original summary excerpt: Given major attention were the arrival in Washington, D.C. of six evacuees from Poston to work for Secretary Ickes and Sam Dice, former outfielder of the Washington Senators; and Lieut. Gen. DeWitt's testimony about Japanese-Americans before a House naval affairs subcommittee.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-326/
Statement of William L. Robinson on Wartime Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-1007-1816)
doc Statement of William L. Robinson on Wartime Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-1007-1816)
William L. Robinson's statement to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 1986 against wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans and his support of redress.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1816/
Envelope from Keizaburo Koyama to the Enemy Alien Control Unit in Washington, D.C. (ddr-one-5-178)
doc Envelope from Keizaburo Koyama to the Enemy Alien Control Unit in Washington, D.C. (ddr-one-5-178)
Photocopy of the front of an envelope from Keizaburo Koyama at Camp Livingston, Louisiana to the Enemy Alien Control United in Washington, D.C. The envelope is stamped "Censored/War Department/S.O.S.-P.M.G.O./By R.L.S. 12-14-42"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-178/
Saburo Kitagawa in uniform standing in front of Union Station in Washington D.C. (ddr-densho-539-16)
img Saburo Kitagawa in uniform standing in front of Union Station in Washington D.C. (ddr-densho-539-16)
Before leaving for Camp Shelby
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-539-16/
Testimony of Thomas Y. Kometani (ddr-densho-67-321)
doc Testimony of Thomas Y. Kometani (ddr-densho-67-321)
Written testimony of Thomas Y. Kometani. Incarcerated in the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-321/

Narrator David Yano

Sansei male. Born July 19, 1944, in Washington, D.C. Grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. Volunteered for the army and served in Germany. Raised a family and worked in construction in Bethesda, Maryland.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1011/
Four-part article regarding Juji Kasai's report on Japan-U.S. relations (ddr-njpa-4-630)
doc Four-part article regarding Juji Kasai's report on Japan-U.S. relations (ddr-njpa-4-630)
Article title and sub-heading [translation]: "Japan-U.S. Relationship in Crisis Kasai Juji reporting from Washington, D.C." Article text [translation]: "The following serial reports are from telegrams Juji Kasai sent to Tokyo while he met with politicians, diplomats, news reporters, and friends during his 6-day visit to Washington..."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-630/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-127)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-127)
Check-in letter from Washington, D.C. Tad and Shiro went together and are staying at the United Nations Service Center, a U.S.O.-owned hotel for enlisted men. Parents' note on envelope back: 130 Saturday Feb. 10, 1945
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-127/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-130)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-130)
Check-in letter from Washington, D.C. Tad went with Chester Fukuhara and Shiro. Tad says he sent a package home with some cigarettes for his father (he couldn't find the kind he smokes, so he sent home Luckies). Also includes a postcard from D.C. that has a picture of Tad's hotel (the Hotel Pennsylvania) on it. Parents' …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-130/
Testimony of Richard R. Hite (ddr-densho-67-323)
doc Testimony of Richard R. Hite (ddr-densho-67-323)
Written testimony of Richard R. Hite, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Budget and Administration, Department of the Interior. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-323/
Soldier with US Capitol building in background (ddr-janm-17-27)
img Soldier with US Capitol building in background (ddr-janm-17-27)
1 photographic print: b&w; Japanese-American soldier in dress uniform and garrison cap standing in front of a concrete wall, hands by his sides. in background, barren trees and faint outline of the Washington D.C. capitol building.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-17-27/
Internee of War (ddr-one-5-179)
doc Internee of War (ddr-one-5-179)
Photocopy of the front of a folder marked "INTERNEE OF WAR." It's from Keizaburo Koyama and is addressed to the Enemy Alien Control Unit in Washington, D.C. It's stamped "Censored/War Department/S.O.S.-P.M.G.O./By R.L.S. 12-14-42"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-179/
A variety of letters to various politians in Washington, D.C. most likely from the NCRR (ddr-janm-4-7)
doc A variety of letters to various politians in Washington, D.C. most likely from the NCRR (ddr-janm-4-7)
Four 1-paged letters. One addressed to Vice President George Bush, one to House Majority Leader Thomas Foley, one to an unknown representative, and one to Richard Darman. It is unknown from where or from whom the letters came from because none of them are signed or even dated.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-7/
Program from production of The World of Suzie Wong at the National in Washington, D.C. (ddr-densho-367-258)
doc Program from production of The World of Suzie Wong at the National in Washington, D.C. (ddr-densho-367-258)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-367-258/
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-5-117)
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-5-117)
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. This is a signed and date stamped copy of 2016.23.27.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-117/
The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 64 (September 5, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-51)
doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 64 (September 5, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-51)
"Sights U.S. Efforts to Revive Japan's Foreign Trade Hurtling Toward Economic Shoals, Political Storms" (p. 1), "Write to O.A.P. in Washington, D.C., To File Claims for Frozen Deposits" (p. 1), "Los Angeles Court to Test Legality of Law Banning Intermarriages" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-229-51/
Statement of the Department of Justice (ddr-densho-67-328)
doc Statement of the Department of Justice (ddr-densho-67-328)
"Statement of the Department of Justice Defining the Historical Role of the Civil Division in the 1942 Wartime Relocation and Internment of American and/or Aleutian Civilians." This statement was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-328/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 117, No. 10 (September 24-30, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-35)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 117, No. 10 (September 24-30, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-35)
Select article titles: "Kimura to Clinton: What's on our minds" (p. 1); "Jurors decision on sexual harassment case stuns Ishibashi; appeal is uncertain" (p. 1); "Coalitions among 200,000 in March on Washington" (p. 1); "7th Asian murder galvanizes D.C. citizens" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-65-35/
Memorandum for Alien Enemy Information Bureau Office of the Provost Marshal General War Department, Washington D.C. (ddr-one-5-249)
doc Memorandum for Alien Enemy Information Bureau Office of the Provost Marshal General War Department, Washington D.C. (ddr-one-5-249)
Photocopy of a declassified memorandum concerning the change of status for Keizaburo Koyama. On January 1, 1944, Koyama's status changed from being "Interim Paroled" at Santa Fe, New Mexico to being paroled at Spokane and to be inducted into Minidoka War Relocation Project, Hunt, Idaho.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-249/
Memorandum for Alien Enemy Information Bureau Office of the Provost Marshal General War Department, Washington D.C. (ddr-one-5-248)
doc Memorandum for Alien Enemy Information Bureau Office of the Provost Marshal General War Department, Washington D.C. (ddr-one-5-248)
Photocopy of a declassified memorandum concerning the change of status for Keizaburo Koyama. On December 11, 1943, Koyama's status changed from being interned at Santa Fe, New Mexico to being "Interim Paroled" at Santa Fe for travel to Hunt, Idaho. The parole was ordered by the Attorney General on November 26, 1943.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-248/
Clipping from The Evening Star in Washington D.C. with review of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-279)
doc Clipping from The Evening Star in Washington D.C. with review of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-279)
Article title: World of Suzie Wong Exotic and Lively
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-367-279/
Travel order for group to be reassigned to Washington D.C. on arrival at Angel Island California (ddr-densho-563-24)
doc Travel order for group to be reassigned to Washington D.C. on arrival at Angel Island California (ddr-densho-563-24)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-563-24/
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