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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, U.S. Department of Justice to Helen Napoleon, September 24, 1991 (ddr-csujad-55-2080)
Correspondence from Robert Bratt to Helen Napoleon regarding current legislation covering restitution payments to non-Japanese individuals who chose to accompany their spouse to an incarceration camp during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2183
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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, U.S. Department of Justice to Dear Recipient, February 8, 1990 (ddr-csujad-55-91)
Form letter sent to eligible individuals regarding compensation per section 105 of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Includes instructions for receiving and refusing payment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00095
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Correspondence from turkey farm requested labor (ddr-densho-410-35)
Letter and telegrams with Tomoye Takahashi requesting her help recruiting four young men to work at the farm.
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Letter from Carlos Bee to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-434)
Assemblyman Carlos Bee writes to Kimi Fujii thanking her for her work as Deputy Registrar. Also included is an unsigned letter from Kimi Fujii to Carlos Bee about an invitation, her appointment to the First District Agricultural Association, and a request for clarification in her duties as co-chairman of the 9th CD.
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Letter from Daniel N. Longaker (ddr-densho-433-525)
Daniel N. Longaker writes to several political groups about raising money for a slate mailer.
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Letter to Kaneji Domoto from Erie & Hide Andow (ddr-densho-329-632)
Condolence letter to family, with envelope
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Stanford admissions requirements and request for missing materials (ddr-densho-329-892)
Letter showing missing materials from Kaneji's application to Stanford, as well as a blank form for high school academic records and principal's recommendation, with requirements for admission detailed on the back.
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Season's greetings from Kaneji and Sylvia Domoto (ddr-densho-329-839)
Piece of card or paper with a green marker drawing of a boulder landscape under clouds, and text that reads "HOLIDAY CHEERS FOR ALL THE YEARS / FROM SYLVIA SCHUR & KAN DOMOTO"
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Notice of acceptance to Stanford University (ddr-densho-329-895)
Notice of Kaneji Domot's admission to Stanford University at the undergraduate level, contingent on maintaining good academic standing and graduating from high school, as well as performance on a college aptitude test, dates of which are provided on the back. Signed by Stanford registrar J.P. Mitchell. "also Sept. 27, 1929" written in pencil under the list …
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Notice of records received (ddr-densho-329-893)
Notice from the Stanford Registrar confirming that records meeting the admissions requirements have been received.
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College aptitude test results (ddr-densho-329-894)
Note of Kaneji Domoto's score in the "middle third" of applicants on a college aptitude test administered by Stanford University
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Admission certificate to Stanford University (ddr-densho-329-896)
Notice of Kaneji Domot's admission to Stanford University for the academic year beginning September 30, 1929, the contingencies listed in ddr-densho-329-895 having been completed satisfactorily.
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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient (ddr-csujad-42-153)
A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing a recipient, who is presumably Yoneko or Mariko Takano. It notifies that their review of the documents has been completed and determined that the requester is eligible for a redress payment …
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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to the spouse of a deceased eligible individual, April 7, 1990 (ddr-csujad-42-148)
A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing the spouse of a deceased Japanese American who was forced to evacuate and incarcerated during the war. It informs of the the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and instructs to submit …
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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient, November 6, 1990 (ddr-csujad-42-152)
A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing a recipient, who is presumably Yoneko or Mariko Takano. It notifies that the recipient's eligibility for a redress payment has been finalized and a check will be sent to the recipient …
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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient, May 25, 1990 (ddr-csujad-42-150)
A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing an identified person who was forced to evacuate and incarcerated during the war and is potentially eligible for the compensation. It informs of the the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and …
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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Reparations Administrator, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice (ddr-csujad-42-147)
A letter from Robert K. Bratt, Reparations Administrator, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice to the correspondent, presumably Yoneko Takano, who requests the information on restitution payments. Also includes a letter issued by National Archives and Records Administration to verify the detention of Fumio Fred Takano in the incarceration camp during the war. The …
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Advance release (Office of War Information), OWI-2712 (November 1, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1908)
Press release regarding the purpose and process of segregation at Tule Lake, movement of segregants between WRA Centers, security at Tule Lake, unrest among incarcerees, strike and violence, interventions by the administration, and international press. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1911
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 3 (January 16, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-3)
Selected article titles: "Racial Relocation to ease tension?" (p. 1), "Anti-Nisei housing bias mooted by Utah civil righters" (p. 1), "50 of Calif.'s 80 Assemblymen Co-Author FEPC" (p. 1), "Univ. of Chicago Issei artist retires after 50-year association with college" (p. 1), "Columnist in L.A. Times comments on evacuation, hopes Sansei have as much diligence for …
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Kenji Maruko Interview (ddr-densho-1010-8)
Sansei male. Born December 13, 1920, in Fresno, California. Father was born in Hawaii, mother was born in Japan. Grew up in Fresno, where parents ran a successful bicycle shop and general store. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty …
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Roy Ebihara Interview (ddr-densho-1009-1)
Nisei male. Born January 11, 1934, in Clovis, New Mexico, where father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. On January 19, 1942, officials rounded up all of the Japanese Americans in Clovis and removed them from the town without warning in the middle of the night in response to an angry mob of townspeople who were …
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Roger Daniels Interview (ddr-densho-1012-17)
Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …
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Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview (ddr-densho-1012-8)
This interview centers on the experiences of Fred Korematsu, a Nisei who challenged the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the mass removal of Japanese Americans during World War II. Mr. Korematsu lost his initial legal case in 1944, but in the early 1980s, his case was reopened after the discovery of a crucial document …