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Memorandum for the Solicitor General, Re: Japanese Brief

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, …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 6 (February 8, 1957)

Selected article titles: "Nisei hopes for U.S.-Japan ties told to new envoy Masaoka confers with MacArthur II, newly U.S. ambassador to Japan" (p. 1); "See boost in Japan quota of immigrants" (p. 1); "Masaoka to speak at Philadelphia fete" (p. 1); "JACL urges early enactment of civil rights bill this …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 109, No. 6 (September 8, 1989)

Selected article titles: "Heart Mountain's Fair Play Committee: So. Calif. JACLers Throw Spotlights on Nisei WWII Draft Resistance Movement" (pp. 1, 10, 12), "Initial Redress Notices Being Mailed to Those Aged 90 and Up" (pp. 1, 10), "Portland Memorial Garden Project Gains Momentum" (p. 3), and "350 Outstanding Students Across …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 10 (September 5, 1986)

Edition contains Scholarship Supplement, A-D, between pages 4 and 5. Selected article titles: "'Little Girl in Picture' Nets House Co-Sponsor" (p. 1), "NCJAR Asks Supreme Court to Review Suit" (pp. 1, 7), "East Wind: Meanwhile, Up in Canada" (p. 4), and "Preventive Measures Urged to Curb Violence" (p. 7).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 8 (February 28, 1986)

Selected article titles: "JA Court Challenges Recalled" (pp. 1, 5), "San Francisco Screening of 'Yankee Samurai' to Benefit Go For Broke, Inc." (pp. 1, 4), "East Wind: The Japanese Rockettes" (p. 4), and "From the Frying Pan: No Racial Epithets" (p. 5).
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Law

Chapter 8: At War Relocation Authority

Unpublished autobiographical writing by C. Moxley Featherston about the years he worked at the War Relocation Authority as an lawyer. The writing includes stories from his years a Project Attorney at Gala River, Granada, and Minidoka, and his thoughts about the legal arguments and politics surrounding the incarceration. He was …
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Judge Admits Ito To Practice In Federal Courts (April 24, 1936)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 24, 1936, p. 7
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36 New Lawyers Are Given Oath (February 14, 1936)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 14, 1936, p. 8
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Letter to George Kida from John McEwen

Letter and envelope addressed to George Kida from John McEwen, a lawyer with McEwen & Brooks law firm located in Goldendale, Washington. He sent George his deed from Mr. James Albert (Al) Johnson and George's will.
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 22 (May 31, 1957)

Select article titles: "House Approves Supplemental Appropriations Bill to Pay 1,300 Claimants over $1,600,000 By Summer" (p. 1); "YWCA director who befriended Japanese in Salt Lake during war years to retire" (p. 1); "Renunciants urged to file Form N-576 as soon as possible to secure administrative review of validity of …
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