A letter to Paul [Tsuneishi] from [Frank] Chin about planning the speakers and the media outreach for "Michi Day," the event to celebrate author Michi Weglyn and her book "Years of Infamy." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_01_011
Selected article titles: "Repatriations May Penalize Isseis"; "Returnees in Seattle No More Houses For"; "Nisei Troops in Nippon Occupation Force Urged"; "Lieutenant Visits Brother"; "'Dilly-Dallying' Charged on Internee Repatriation"; "1500 More, Hunt Camp"; "Loomis Returnee Home Burned Down"; "San Francisco Council of Churches to Welcome Niseis San Francisco"; "Attorney on West Coast"; "Author Examines Prejudice Spores"; …
Newspaper clipping acknowledging individuals who helped with the effort to amend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. The author names individuals who helped advocate for the bill and mentions future efforts. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2173
A booklet describing the forced evacuation and incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. The author states that "the method of handling Japanese Americans has been neither constitutional nor democratic." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_18_001
Selected article titles: "Recreation Department Releases Program for Summer Activities" (p. 1), "Furlough Workers Returned to Camp" (p. 1), "First Nisei Volunteer Killed Abroad" (p. 1), "Urge Churches to Help in Relocation" (p. 1), "Ask Conversion of Manzanar to Veterans Center" (p. 1), "Commission Grants Permit to Evacuee" (p. 1), "Condemn Author on Racist Sentiments" (p. …
Selected article titles: "7 Veterans Appear in State Senate"; "On the Other Hand"; "Oko Resigns from Hollywood Legion Post"; "Charge Action to Cheap Politics and Racism"; "Challenge Attitude of Vancouver's Mayor"; "Arson Case Going Up for Trial"; "Local Author Writes of State 'Maturity'"; "Want Ads Today"; "Close Baltimore Office"; "Camp Romance is Over"; "Autonomous Units"; "Colorado …
Nisei couple. Met in the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and eventually resettled in Spokane, Washington.
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Sansei female. Grew up knowing very little about parents' World War II incarceration experience.
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Sansei female. Born in 1947 in Pasadena, California. Parents were incarcerated at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a mathematics degree. Taught math for more than thirty years in the Los Angeles Unified Schools. Began publishing poetry …
Sansei female. Born in 1947 in Pasadena, California. Parents were incarcerated at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a mathematics degree. Taught math for more than thirty years in the Los Angeles Unified Schools. Began publishing poetry …
Nisei male, born July 3, 1923. During World War II, served with the Military Intelligence Service.
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Nisei male, born 1924. Served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan.
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Selected article titles: "E.L. Sherrill: WRA Outside Work Policy Clarified" (p. 1), "Y.M.C.A. Program Mapped Out" (p. 1), "Court Sentenced Obscene Letter Author" (p. 1), "Will Order Building Material for School" (p. 1), "Wild Life to Be Left Alone" (p. 1), "Jingle Bells - Jingle Bells" (p. 1), "An Editorial: Nisei on Trial" (p. 2), "City …
Selected article titles: "History Project: Nisei Homesteads near Heart Mountain" (p.1), "Calif. FEPC Budget Slashed, Housing Program in Danger" (p.1), "Author Michener says 'Hawaii Way Ahead' in Civil Rights Fight, Might Return to Isles" (p.1), "Immigration Bill Timetable" (p.2), "Utah Opens Own Rights Commission" (p.3), "'Myakawa Rd.' in Houston Linked to Ill-Fated Rice-Growing PRoject Originator in …
A letter from Chin to Ruby Schaar about redress issues. The author criticizes the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and also criticizes U.S. Senator S.I. Hayakawa for his public defense of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_04_005
Nisei male. Born June 21, 1919, in Stockton, California. During World War II, served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan.
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Nisei male, born May 20, 1920. During World War II, served as an interpreter with the Military Intelligence Service.
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Nisei males. Harry born 1920 and Kenjiro born 1923. Both brothers served with the Military Intelligence Service during World War II.
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Nisei male. Born January 12, 1918, in Berkeley, California. Served in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do …
Nisei male. Born December 9, 1917. During World War II, served with the Military Intelligence Service in New Caledonia and Guadalcanal.
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Sansei male. Born January 4, 1942, in Worland, Wyoming. Graduated from Harvard College in 1965, and went on to earn an M.A. in American History from Brandeis University and an ABT in American Civilization from Brown University. Worked for book publishers Gambit, Houghton Mifflin, Random House, Macmillan, and Reader's Digest magazine. Played an integral part in …
A tribute to Michi Nishiura Weglyn delivered at Washington State University on March 26, 1988. The author writes about the impact of Weglyn's 1976 book "Years of Infamy." The document also describes Weglyn's process of research, writing, and publishing the book. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_014
A letter to Michi Weglyn about efforts to get signatories to an open letter to U.S. Senator S.I. Hayakawa, criticizing his public defense of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. The author discusses their relationship with George Takei and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
A letter to Helen Kawagoe about her campaign for president of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). In the letter the author argues for fighting for the JACL to recognize the bravery and sacrifices of Japanese American draft resisters during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
A rebuttal of statements made by Harold H. Townsend, former Chief Supply and Transportation Officer, before the House of Representatives Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities. The author, most likely the War Relocation Authority, argues that Townsend's testimony was almost entirely composed of false statements about events and living conditions at the Poston concentration …
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