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doc Copy of letter from Lawrence Miwa to Robert Murakami (ddr-densho-437-173)

Update on his plans to pursue the family's claim

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doc Portion of letter written by Lawrence Miwa (ddr-densho-437-215)

Concerning Shigeru Nakata's claim

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doc Letter from Lawrence Fumio Miwa to Byron Johnson (ddr-densho-437-134)

Thanking him for his letter to the Attorney General

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doc Note from Lawrence Miwa to Shoso Miwa (ddr-densho-437-74)

Thanking Shoso Miwa for the gift

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doc Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Congressman Byron Johnson (ddr-densho-437-274)

Thanking the congressman for contacting the Attorney General on his behalf

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doc Handwritten copy of letter from Lawrence Miwa to Robert Murakami (ddr-densho-437-187)

Thanking him for his offer of help

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doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-8)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell about being transported to Gila River and feeling homesick.

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doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-27)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell about materials and clothes Violet picked out.

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doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-46)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell about Christmas gifts, a trip to Chicago, not returning to California, her job, and more.

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doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-4)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell for advice on who to contact to start requesting donations of books for their library at the Tulare Assembly Center.

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doc Enemy Fifth Column in Hawaii Proves Mostly Mere Rumor (July 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-821)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 19, 1942, pp. 1, 2

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doc "Memorandum on C.B. Munson's Report 'Japanese on the West Coast'" (ddr-densho-67-11)

Memorandum written by John Franklin Carter. Contains passages quoted from C.B. Munson's report. Munson states that there is no Japanese 'problem' on the Coast, and that Japanese in the U.S. are not any more disloyal than any other racial group from a country with which the U.S. is at war.

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doc Testimony of Kimiko Hazel Kusachi Calhoun (ddr-densho-67-262)

Written testimony of Kimiko Hazel Kusachi Calhoun of Hood River, Oregon. Incarcerated in the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

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doc Letter to Hugh Moran from John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-71)

Letter to Hugh Moran from John J. McCloy in response to a previous letter written to McCloy. McCloy discusses civil liberties and suggests that this country is fanatic about preserving civil liberties, and in order to protect freedom, civil liberties must be restrained.

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doc Letter to Governor Herbert Lehman from President Roosevelt (ddr-densho-67-95)

Letter to New York Governor Herbert Lehman from President Roosevelt on Italians and Germans in the U.S. In response to a letter from Lehman, Roosevelt assures him that there will be no evacuation of German or Italian aliens/Americans.

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doc Memo, John L. DeWitt to John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-2)

Memo, John L. DeWitt to John McCloy, regarding mixed marriages and resettlement of Japanese Americans upon release from concentration camps. Includes McCloy's previous memo to DeWitt suggesting reexamination of DeWitt's policy denying return of mixed-marriage couples to the West Coast. Suggests considering requests on the basis of loyalty. In DeWitt's response, he objects to proposed changes, …

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doc Memo from Dillon Myer to Secretary of War Henry Stimson (ddr-densho-67-78)

Memo from Dillon Myer to Secretary of War Henry Stimson regarding DeWitt's Final Report. Myer summarizes DeWitt's reoprt, focusing on his justifications of military necessity: illicit communications and ship-to-shore signaling. Quotes parts of DeWitt's report where he discusses the threat of the Japanese on the West Coast. In summary, Myer suggests that the decision to evacuate …

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doc Memo to Col. Karl Bendetsen from David J. McFadden (ddr-densho-67-61)

Memo to Col. Karl Bendetsen from David J. McFadden on the existing Hawaiian-Japanese evacuation program. Suggests not evacuating Japanese for a number of reasons: evacuation would "cripple" the Hawaiian economy, lack of resources, etc. Suggests small-scale evacuation for people matching certain criteria -- this would be a "token evacuation" to satisfy those who strongly advocated for …

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doc "Memorandum for the Attorney General" (ddr-densho-67-125)

Memo to Francis Biddle from J. Edgar Hoover about Japanese Americans living on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Local sheriffs want to raid Japanese homes and eventually remove them from the reservation. Hoover describes the history of tension due to the Japanese leasing Yakima Reservation lands. He concludes that the FBI will not sanction any raids or …

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doc "Murder in Camp Manzanar" (ddr-densho-67-18)

Document written by J.Y. Kurihara. Account of incident in which Harry Ueno, a kitchen worker, was accused of assaulting Fred Tayama, JACL member and accused "informant." Kitchen Workers Union members and Manzanar residents went to administration to demand the release from jail of Ueno and soldiers fired on crowd, killing one person. Members of the Kitchen …

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doc Memorandum for the Solicitor General, Re: Japanese Brief (ddr-densho-67-68)

Memo to the Solicitor General from Edward J. Ennis about an article written by Lt. Com. K. D. Ringle. Pg. 1: Ennis summarizes the article, which states that the Japanese are loyal, thus internment should have been on an individual basis. Pg. 2: Ringle's views are shared by the Navy, who thinks that evacuation was handled …

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doc Memo: "Evacuation of Japanese from Hawaii" (ddr-densho-67-48)

Memo from John McCloy to General Eisenhower giving reasons against incarcerating Hawaiian Japanese: lack of materials and shipping, labor shortage that would ensue, and possible tensions between mainland and Hawaiian Japanese. McCloy also worries about the legalities of evacuating Hawaiian Japanese. Suggests that General Emmons should be in charge of evacuating a select number of "enemy …

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