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av In Search of No-No Boy (ddr-densho-1024-38)

Documentary film on the landmark novel No-No Boy and its author John Okada that includes a profile of Okada (including interviews with his widow and children), the background of the loyalty questionnaire and draft resistance , and the book's rediscovery a decade and a half later. The film includes readings of key scenes by poet Lawson …

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doc Letter regarding parole status (ddr-densho-25-118)

Letter to Matahichi Iseri from an immigration officer, requesting that he meet with an immigration inspector in Ontario, Oregon.

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doc Letter regarding parole termination (ddr-densho-25-117)

This letter from a Department of Justice officer to Matahichi Iseri informed him that as of November 15, 1945, his parole status as an enemy alien had been terminated.

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doc Letter regarding parole appointment (ddr-densho-25-56)

This letter to Matahichi Iseri informed him of his appointment to meet with his parole officer.

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doc Letter written by an Issei man (ddr-densho-25-70)

Matahichi Iseri had been imprisoned in Fort Missoula, Montana, a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens," since shortly after December 7, 1941. He sometimes wrote letters in his native Japanese, which were read and censored by interpreters and officials from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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doc Mother's Day letter (ddr-densho-25-43)

In 1944, Matahichi and Kisa Iseri's son, Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, was in the army and was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

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doc V-mail letter (ddr-densho-25-41)

While Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri was in the army in 1944, he sent this V-mail letter to his parents.

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doc Issei man's letter envelopes (ddr-densho-25-84)

These envelopes contained letters written by Matahichi Iseri to his family while he was imprisoned in Fort Missoula, Montana, a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens."

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doc Written apology (ddr-densho-25-125)

This written apology from former U.S. President George Bush accompanied redress checks for former camp inmates.

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doc Letter written by an Issei man to his family (ddr-densho-25-68)

Matahichi Iseri was arrested on December 7, 1941, and taken to Fort Missoula, Montana, where he was detained at a Department of Justice internment camp for "enemy aliens." While he was separated from his wife and children, he was able to send a limited number of letters to them.

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doc Letter from a Nisei woman to a friend (ddr-densho-25-51)

In 1942, Mae Iseri wrote this letter to a family friend, Mrs. Frink, in Seattle.

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doc Letter regarding parole conditions (ddr-densho-25-55)

This letter informed Matahichi Iseri that under the conditions of his parole, he was barred from returning to the West Coast.

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doc Letter regarding parole agreement (ddr-densho-25-53)

Letter from the Department of Justice to Matahichi Iseri regarding his requirements as a parolee. On December 7, 1941, the FBI began to arrest Japanese nationals who were considered "enemy aliens." An alien enemy hearing board was created, which determined whether the individual was to be released, paroled, or interned. Matahichi Iseri was paroled in 1942 …

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doc Letter written by an Issei man to his family (ddr-densho-25-26)

While he was at Fort Missoula, Montana, a Department of Justice internment camp for enemy aliens, Matahichi Iseri wrote to his wife and children, who were still awaiting a relocation assignment from the WRA.

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doc Minidoka Irrigation map (ddr-densho-430-78)

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doc WCCA Assembly Center 1942 North Portland, Ore. Poetry Journal No. 1 (ddr-densho-453-3)

Handwritten on Holland Linen notebook. Additional title in Japanese

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doc Senryu Poem Collection 1944 (ddr-densho-453-2)

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doc WCCA Assembly Center 1942 North Portland, Ore. Poetry Journal No. 2 (ddr-densho-453-1)

Handwritten on Holland Linen notebook

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doc Letter to Benjamin Coleman Gosney from Tomio Itabashi (ddr-densho-455-1)

Tomio Itabashi describes his time at Pinedale and his move to Tule Lake.

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doc Testimony of Akio Yanagihara (ddr-densho-67-179)

Written testimony of Akio Yanagihara of Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Personal Experiences at Puyallup and Minidoka Centers." Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc Statement of Mary Oda (ddr-densho-67-359)

Written statement of Mary Oda. This statement was submitted for the hearings on Senate Bill S. 2116 in August of 1984.

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doc Testimony of Susumu Sato (ddr-densho-67-157)

Written testimony of Susumu Sato of Olympia, Washington. Incarcerated in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Evacuation Impact and Redress." Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc Testimony of Takao Aoki (ddr-densho-67-311)

Written testimony of Takao Aoki, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

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doc Testimony of Louise Crowley (ddr-densho-67-149)

Written testimony of Louise Crowley of Seattle, Washington. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Public Climate and Racism." Personal information excised by Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-149/

doc Testimony of Lois Kaneko (ddr-densho-67-269)

Written testimony of Lois Kaneko, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-269/

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