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doc Michi Weglyn was noted activist who wrote redress 'bible' (ddr-csujad-24-132)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by Takeshi Nakayama and published in the Japanese American newspaper "Rafu Shimpo" on April 27, 1999. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_017

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-132/

doc Certificate of Commendation to William Minoru Hohri (ddr-csujad-24-47)

William Minoru Hohri was honored by the Manzanar Committee for his leadership of the class action lawsuit Hohri v. U.S., a civil suit filed against the U.S. government demanding compensation for Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-47/

doc Supplemental affidavit to be submitted with applications of Japanese "renunciants" (ddr-csujad-24-86)

An affidavit prepared by Jitsushige Tsuha (Reverend Kenjitsu Jitsushige Tsuha) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service requesting that his citizenship and accompanying civil rights be restored. In these documents Tsuha argues that he was forced at gunpoint to sign forms renouncing his citizenship at the Tule Lake incarceration camp and did not realize what he was …

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doc Michi N. Weglyn, 72, advocate for interned Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-24-126)

An obituary for Michi Weglyn written by Eric Page with a note from Kimmie Ito written on it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-126/

doc Letter from Mits Koshiyama to Michi Weglyn, January 26, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-52)

A letter from Mits Koshiyama to Michi Weglyn about an article in Nichi Bei by Nisei veteran Eji Suyama. Koshiyama praises Suyama for writing that the Nisei veterans were used by the US government. Koshiyama agrees with this point, but argues that a resister like himself cannot make it in public without being criticized by the …

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doc Memo by Paul Tsuneishi, January 19, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-191)

A memo by Paul Tsuneishi offering both humorous and apparently serious explanations of the work of that Friends of Michi (FOM) is doing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_02_010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-191/

Letter from James Landis, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, William Morrow and Company to Harry Honda, Pacific Citizen, December 18, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-114)

doc Letter from James Landis, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, William Morrow and Company to Harry Honda, Pacific Citizen, December 18, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-114)

A letter from James Landis to Harry Honda informing him that "Pacific Citizen," a publication of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), incorrectly described Michi Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy" as out of print. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_016

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-114/

doc Office of the Council President, City of New York, Proclamation (ddr-csujad-24-96)

A proclamation from the New York City Council declaring May 7, 1993 Michi Nishiura Weglyn Day. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_07_013

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doc Letter from Herbert Nicholson to Michi Weglyn, October 30, 1980 (ddr-csujad-24-8)

A letter from Herbert Nicholson to Michi Weglyn about his experiences working with other religious figures in the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_008

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doc Letter from Eji Suyama, M.D., to Rafu Shimpo, October 1, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-5)

A letter from Eji Suyama to Rafu Shimpo criticizing an article about the Japanese American draft resisters in 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_005

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doc Tribute to Michi Weglyn by Toshiko Kawamoto, February 21, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-168)

A tribute to Michi Weglyn written by Toshiko Kawamoto in which she talks about her husband Dave Kawamoto who was one of the 63 men at Heart Mountain incarceration camp to refuse induction into the military. According to Toshiko Kawamoto her husband had been taken to the Heart Mountain incarceration camp a few weeks shy of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-168/

doc Letter from Mits Koshiyama to Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-35)

A letter from Mits Koshiyama to Michi Weglyn thanking her for her letter and praising her courage for writing "Years of Infamy." Koshiyama also discusses both their experiences being incarcerated during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_035

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doc Letter from George Yamada (ddr-csujad-24-61)

A letter from George Yamada about a publication called Rikka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_04_003

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doc Letter from Eji Suyama to Pacific Citizen (ddr-csujad-24-92)

A letter from Eji Suyama to Pacific Citizen regarding the exclusion of Nisei from universities in the United States during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_07_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-92/

doc DOR/celebration meeting notes, January 5, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-190)

Notes from a meeting on January 5, 1998 to plan a tribute to Michi Weglyn on February 21, 1998. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_02_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-190/

doc Letter from William Reis to Michi Weglyn, April 16, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-122)

A letter from William Reis to Michi Weglyn about the possibility of Scholastic publishing a book called "Winter Reflections" by Sachi Wado Seko. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_007

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-122/

doc Letter from Pat Cummings to Eleanor Tellemac, April 6, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-120)

A letter from Pat Cummings to Eleanor Tellemac about plans to create a Multicultural Resource Center at HarperCollins publishing company. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-120/

doc Letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada, December 30, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-192)

A letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada, inviting her to speak at a tribute to Michi Weglyn on February 21, 1998. This typed letter is annotated with handwritten notes. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_02_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-192/

doc Letter from E. Young to Michi Weglyn, April 11, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-117)

A letter to Michi Weglyn from E. Young who read a manuscript of Frank Chin's and was looking forward to the possibility of working with Chin. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-117/

doc Letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada (ddr-csujad-24-185)

A letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada, inviting her to speak at a tribute to Michi Weglyn on February 21, 1998. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_02_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-185/

doc Letter from Professor Shirely Castelnouvo to the Office of Redress Administration, June 1, 1991 (ddr-csujad-24-72)

A letter from Shirely Castelnouvo to the Office of Redress Administration arguing that John Y. Udaka is entitled to a redress payment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_05_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-72/

doc Letter from Eji Suyama (ddr-csujad-24-100)

A letter from Eji Suyama offering historical context for draft resistance by incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-100/

doc Letter from Ida Otani to Michi Weglyn, April 26, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-135)

A letter from Ida Otani to Michi Weglyn about the firing of Japanese American railroad workers during World War II. Otani describes the hardships her family went through after her father was fired by Western Pacific Railroad and the family was forced to vacate their home because it was on railroad property. See this object in …

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doc Michi Weglyn, as I recall (ddr-csujad-24-134)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by William Hohri. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_019

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-134/

doc Letter from Kiyoko Matsuura to Kikuko Noda, January 26, 1945 (ddr-csujad-10-2)

A letter from Kiyoko Matsuura, an internee at the Crystal City Internment Camp, to her mother, Kikuko Noda in Lima, Peru. In the letter, she describes the celebration of the New Year [1945] at the internment camp and expresses her appreciation for the gifts sent by her mother. According to her letter, it appears that Kiyoko …

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